The Russian missile that can't be shot down by Ukraine, says its airforce

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At least 23 people have died after a Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment block in Dnipro, central Ukraine.


Emergency personnel work at the site where an apartment block was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine January 15, 2023.REUTERS
At least 23 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
The latest massive Russian wave of attacks on Saturday targeted civilians and energy infrastructure.
The apartments were hit by a Russian Kh-22 missile which is called an "aircraft carrier killer," said Ukraine.
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The building was hit by a Russian Kh-22 missile, a Soviet-era anti-ship missile, which Ukraine has described as an "aircraft carrier killer."

Confirming the death toll on Telegram, Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipro regional council, said "Burn in hell, Russian murderers."

At least 72 people were wounded and 43 people were reported missing, according to the city government, per The Independent.

"This missile with a 950 kg (2,000-pound) warhead, which is called an 'aircraft carrier killer,' is designed to destroy aircraft carrier groups at sea. It can be equipped with a nuclear element. And such a missile was used to hit a densely populated city. There is no explanation or justification for this terrorist act," said Yuriy Ihnat, Spokesperson for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, per Ukrinform.

The Russian missile that Ukraine can't shoot down

Emergency personnel work at the site where an apartment block was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine January 15, 2023.REUTERS
The Ukrainian military does not currently have the advanced weaponary needed to shoot down the long-range Kh-22 missiles, with Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to a Newsweek report.

He said: "Since the beginning of Russian military aggression on Ukraine, more than 210 missiles of this type have been launched. None of them are knocked down by air defense equipment."

—Andriy P. Zagorodnyuk (@Andriypzag) January 14, 2023

In his Facebook post, Oleshchuk said that only Western anti-aircraft missile systems, such as Patriot PAC-3s, are capable of taking down the supersonic Kh-22.

It has been reported that the US has agreed to supply a single Patriot battery to Ukraine. Upto 100 Ukrainian soldiers are due to undergo training on the missile systems at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, starting next week, reported the BBC.

The attack on the apartment block comes in a new surge of Russian violence over the last week, which has targeted civilians and energy infrastructure.

The Russian strikes have hit critical infrastructure across the country, with Ukraine's energy minister warning of "difficult" days ahead with damaged electricity, running water, and heating supplies, per Reuters.

Much of the fighting over the past few days has been focused in Soledar, where Russian troops have claimed they've captured the town.

Putting the undisputed.

gift2xl:
Putting the undisputed.

yes oooo.

This is not even hypersonic lol I

This Ukraine president is just wasting there citizens life and properties, if Russia actually wan get unna time for missiles even USA no fit stand them, make unna reach peaceful agreement, is it by force u join Nato, other past president has been without nato and ur country was okay and doing well in all areas but u came in and wanted to join nato, u think people’s life is comedy wey u dey do before becoming the president smh

Ukraine had two options from the start, accept Russia’s deal as a country still intact or accept Russia’s deal as a country in ruins. USA/NATO pushed them towards the second option.

Timoleon:
Ukraine had two options from the start, accept Russia’s deal as country still intact or accept Russia’s deal as a country in ruins. USA/NATO pushed them towards the second option.

exactly.

Where are the evidence that the missile was meant to destroy aircraft carriers?.

They're using excuses to cover up how useless their defense systems are.
An ordinary missile with a large warhead can do the same damage if air defense systems can't shoot it down.

Besides the missile that was designed to destroy aircraft carriers are hypersonic.

There are news everywhere that it was Ukraine air defense that destroyed the building. Although it has happened before not once or twice so apparently it can happen again.

Masterviolence:
Where are the evidence that the missile was meant to destroy aircraft carriers?.

They're using excuses to cover up how useless their defense systems are.
An ordinary missile with a large warhead can do the same damage if air defense systems can't shoot it down.

Besides the missile that was designed to destroy aircraft carriers are hypersonic.

There are news everywhere that it was Ukraine air defense that destroyed the building. Although it has happened before not once or twice so apparently it can happen again.

exactly.