Ukraine said its air defense systems destroyed a Russian missile blitz overnight that included six Kinzhal hypersonic weapons targeted at the capital Kyiv. “It was exceptional in its intensity — the maximum quantity of missiles in the shortest period of time,” Kyiv city military administration chief Serhiy Popko said Tuesday on Telegram. “The enemy launched a complex attack from several directions simultaneously.” In all, 18 missiles including nine Kalibr cruise missiles and three ground-launched weapons were destroyed, Ukrainian army Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram. Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted the Kinzhal missile as part of a new generation of strategic hypersonic weapons that he unveiled in 2018, claiming they were able to overcome any air defenses. Ukraine said earlier this month that it shot down a Kinzhal for the first time using a Patriot air-defense system, a claim later backed by the US. -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/BloombergTV Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake