How much money does an attack like this cost? So much money, effort, time for what? What does using these expensive missles accomplish?

Do we have the video of the missile actually striking? I'm looking and can't find it.

It's 2026 and we're still falling for the propaganda move of calling ballistic missiles 'hypersonic', huh?

I mean, don't get me wrong, they are flying at hypersoniic speed, but that is nothing special. The dangerous things are maneuverable (i.e. non-ballistic) hypersonic missiles. They are extremely hard to intercept, but also to make. Hence the propaganda, the Russians want to sound threatening, even though the rockets are not special at all.

So since Nov '24 - 1½ years - they used it thrice? Obviously they don't have too many of those.

Must have cost a fortune. Is this really a sign that Putin is getting really nervous that he spends so much that he can’t afford?

Putin is desperate. He will likely get a massive drone response.