Vladimir Putin's troops fire supersonic rockets at Ukraine from coastal defence system

Russia yesterday boasted of firing supersonic homing missiles at Ukrainian forces from its powerful Bastion coastal defence system.

The Russian defence ministry announced the move as Vladimir Putin's stalled invasion entered its fourth week.

It released footage showing the missiles with 250kg warheads being fired.

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The powerful rockets can be seen being shot vertically from the launcher before turning and disappearing into the distance.

The ministry said in a statement three Bastion missiles were fired from its coastal defence systems at targets belonging to the Ukrainian forces.

It also said that eight Kalibr cruise missiles were launched from a guided-missile warship near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol.

Posting a video of the high-precision rockets being fired on its official Facebook page, the ministry wrote: 'Never make a Russian warship angry.'

The sea-launched land-attack Kalibr cruise missiles – which have a range of up to 1,500 miles – are being used by the Russian navy to target Ukrainian cities.

It comes days after the US confirmed that Russia had used hypersonic missiles in 'at least one instance'.

The invading troops were said to have fired the missile 'against a fixed building at a relatively close range,' the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The Kinzhal missile was fired on a weapons depot in Ivano-Frankivsk, in western Ukraine on Saturday.

A Russian spokesman claimed it destroyed military radio and reconnaissance centres near Odessa.