Russia claims hypersonic missile strike, Ukraine urges cease-fire

  by Emmanuel Duparcq and Dmytro Gorshkov Agence France Presse KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia said Saturday that it had unleashed hypersonic missiles against an arms depot in Ukraine, the first use of the next-generation weapons in combat, after Kyiv’s embattled leader pressed for “meaningful” talks to halt an invasion now in its fourth week. Moscow also said its troops had broken through Ukrainian defences to enter the strategic southern port city of Mariupol, prompting […]