At least of nine people have died in a new wave of strikes across Ukraine in which Russia used powerful weapons, including rare hypersonic missiles.
Russia had reportedly not fired Kinzhal hypersonic missiles – which can evade air defences – since the early months of the conflict.
The latest barrage was the most severe to hit Ukraine for weeks.
It cut the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Europe’s biggest – from the grid, although power was later restored.
#Ukraine: The SBU "Alpha" SSO hit a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric multiple rocket launcher with a improvised FPV loitering munition, shortly after it fired.
Unfortunately, the extent of damage is unclear. pic.twitter.com/7dDwAVxAk6
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 8, 2023
