While Russia has intensified its air assault, pummeling Ukrainian cities with a barrage of drone and cruise missile attacks, military analysts say reports that Ukraine's Western-supplied air defense systems have had success countering the aerial onslaught could indicate the Kremlin's so-called unbeatable Kinzhal hypersonic missiles are "not as advertised."
Russia began the new year with a series of intense bombing attacks on Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv, as winter weather stalled the ground attacks along the war's front lines.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.