Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Kyiv with Moscow’s new ballistic missile – in the wake of his forces conducting a “massive” aerial assault on energy infrastructure across Ukraine. The Russian president claimed future targets could include "decision-making centres" in the Ukrainian capital,

Russia may use its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile to attack "decision-making centres" in Kyiv in response to Ukraine's firing of Western missiles at Russian territory, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

The Russian president said “decision-making centres” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv were potential targets of its new ballistic missiles.