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.

President Vladimir Putin has threatened to target Kyiv's "decision-making centres" with a new ballistic missile. Questions have been raised about its potential impact and speed after it was used to attack the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week.

Kyiv is heavily protected by air defences, but Putin says Russia's Oreshnik hypersonic missile, which it fired for the first time at a Ukrainian city last week, is incapable of being intercepted. "Of course,