Horror video shows 'invisible' Russian hypersonic missile destroying buildings in Ukraine

Shocking new footage shows the moment a Russian missile struck in Ukraine. A clip filmed from a military drone shows people fleeing through the snow after a base in the Ivano-Frankivsk region was struck by a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Smoke is seen billowing through the air after bright flashes at the moment of impact. Russia's defence military earlier said it had used hypersonic weapons for the first time in combat during yesterday's strike, The Mirror reports.

The use of the missiles is the latest sign Vladimir Putin is getting increasingly desperate as his military struggles to carry out his illegal invasion of Ukraine. The strike is believed to have been carried out using Kinzhal - or 'Dagger' - missiles, which have been claimed to have a range of around 2,000 km.

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Their speed and ability to fly low makes them "invisible" to most anti-missile defence systems, and they are capable of carrying nuclear warheads, experts have said. Russia said it had also destroyed Ukrainian military radio and reconnaissance centres near the port city of Odessa using a coastal missile system, Interfax news agency reported.

It is unknown how many casualties there were in the strikes.

“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles destroyed a large underground ammunition depot in the Ivano-Frankivsk region,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

Putin said in December that Russia was the global leader in hypersonic missiles. The weapons speed, manoeuvrability and altitude make them difficult to track and intercept.

The Kinzhal missiles are part of an array of weapons unveiled in 2018. It is the first known time