Ukraine shoots down Russian hypersonic ‘Dagger’ nuke missile that ‘travels 12 times speed of sound’, air force claims

UKRAINE claims to have shot down a hypersonic aeroballistic Russian missile for the first time since the war began. The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed reports today that they used a patriot air defence system to shoot down the Kinzhal – capable of carrying a nuclear ballistic missile over 2000km. An Air Force Commander, Mykola Oleshchuk, told Telegram: “It happened during the night attack on May 4 in the sky of Kyiv Region. The Kh-47 missile was fired by a MiG-31K from the territory of Russia. The statement continued: “We will definitely report what, where, with what, and when it was shot down! All in its own time.” THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.