Russia has reportedly used “powerful missiles", including hypersonic ones, in a wave of new strikes across Ukraine. As many as 81 missiles were used on Ukrainian infrastructure during Thursday morning’s massive attack, including the famed Kinzhals, or “Daggers” in Russian, that have the ability to evade Kyiv’s air defences, the Ukrainian military said, according to CNN.

Russia pummels Ukraine with hypersonic missiles in latest barrage

In “additional measures of strategic deterrence,” Russia has deployed three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles arrived at the Chkalovsk air base in the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad.

Russia deploys MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave

'Multiple launches': Russia fires Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles in Ukraine war

Just days after Russia and Ukraine concluded their talks in Istanbul, NATO declared that "Russia is trying to regroup, resupply and reinforce its offensive in the Donbas region".

Russia trying to reinforce offensive in Donbas; maintains pressure on Kyiv: NATO

All you need to know about Kinzhal hypersonic missiles that Russia 'used in Ukraine for the first time'