The missile that hit the Dnipro city was out of range of air defenses

At least 23 people were killed when a Russian Kh-22 rocket hit a block of flats in Dnieper. 73 people are injured, and more than 40 are in hospitals, including four in the intensive care unit, the head of the district authorities said. 72 apartments are destroyed, and more than 230 are damaged. "Ukraine does not have a system capable of shooting down such a missile," the air force said. The missile reaches a speed of 4000 km/h.

The Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement that on Saturday, January 14, five Tu-22M3 bombers attacked Ukrainian territory from the Kursk region and the Sea of ​​Azov. The planes launched five Ch-22 missiles.

Ch-22 missiles can carry nuclear warheads

This weapon was designed for the Tu-22 and Tu-22M bomber aircraft and is capable of carrying, among others, nuclear warheads. In the version with a demolition warhead, it can be used to fight against ships or ground targets. It was intended to be used to destroy radar stations.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, on Saturday, a Kh-22 rocket hit a nine-story block of flats in the city of Dnipro on Victory Embankment street. According to the military, there is no doubt about the type of rocket used.

"There are no anti-aircraft devices capable of shooting down such missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine" the statement said. "Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russians have fired 210 missiles of this type. Not one of them has been shot down.

The Ukrainian army emphasizes that the weight of the combat unit of such a missile is about 950 kilograms. The army emphasizes that the maximum range of such a missile is even 600 kilometers. In addition, it was noted that at such a significant distance, the deviation from the target can be hundreds of meters.

"Only anti-aircraft missile systems (such as Patriot or Aster SAMPT / T), which in the future may be delivered to Ukraine by Western partners, can intercept such air targets," the statement reads.

The Russian Ch-22 missiles, over 11.5 m long, can reach speeds of up to 4,000 km per hour.

Difficult situation of Dnipro city. People under the rubble of the block

Dnipro city council reported on Telegram that the number of people killed in the block bombed by the Russians increased to 23 people.

"73 people are injured, over 40 of them are in hospitals, four seriously injured are in intensive care" reports the head of the Dnipro region, Valentyn Reznichenko.

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The adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Anton Herashchenko, posted a recording on Twitter from Dnipro city, which shows how rescuers in their arms are carrying a rescued woman out of the rubble.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote that "the world must stop evil." "We are fighting for every person, for every life" he wrote about the rescue operation in Dnipro.