Germany strongly condemns Russia's use of hypersonic missile

BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Germany on Friday condemned Russia's firing of a powerful hypersonic missile at Ukraine in the strongest possible terms and reaffirmed its commitment to fully supporting Kyiv, a German government spokesperson said at a regular press conference.

"Russia is continuing to escalate the situation without provocation," said the spokesperson, adding that Russia's justification for using the missile has already been refuted.

Moscow said it had fired the Oreshnik missile in response to what it has described as an attempted drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin's residences last month, which Ukraine has denied and the United States has said did not happen.