2023 Uman missile strike
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28 April 2023 missile strike during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Location48°45′55.6″N 30°12′55.4″E / 48.765444°N 30.215389°E / 48.765444; 30.215389
Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Date28 April 2023
4 a.m.[1]
4 a.m.[1]
WeaponKh-101/X-101 cruise missiles
Deaths23[2]
| April 2023 Uman missile strike | |
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| Part of Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present) | |
.jpg) Uman after the Russian missile strike | |
| Location | 48°45′55.6″N 30°12′55.4″E / 48.765444°N 30.215389°E / 48.765444; 30.215389 Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
| Date | 28 April 2023 4 a.m.[1] |
| Weapon | Kh-101/X-101 cruise missiles |
| Deaths | 23[2] |
| Injured | 9[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Russian Air Force |
During the night of 28 April 2023, around 4 a.m., Russia launched more than 20 Kh-101/X-101 long range missile strikes against residential buildings in Uman, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][1][4] 23 civilians were killed, including three children, while nine were injured.[2] Uman was located 200 miles away from any front line in the Russo-Ukrainian War. In one building, 27 out of 46 apartments were destroyed by the blast.[1]
Russia said it was "aiming for the reserve units and used high-precision weapons" in Uman, but no military casualties were recorded among the dead.[4] The airstrike was quickly followed by a Telegram post by the Russian Ministry of Defense of an image of a missile launch with the caption "right on target".[5]
Since Uman is the location of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's grave, a popular pilgrimage site for Hasidic Jews, Israel condemned this Russian attack. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the bombardment shows the Kremlin does not want a peace deal. Czech President Petr Pavel, who was at the time on an official visit in Kyiv, concluded that the bombardment shows that Russia is intentionally targeting civilians in Ukraine.[3]
Matthew Hollingworth of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs condemned the attack which killed civilians sleeping in their homes, in a city far from the front line.[6]
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References
- 1 2 3 Robertson, Nic; Stapleton, AnneClaire; Avdeeva, Maria (29 April 2023). "Children among at least 23 killed in early-morning Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment block". CNN. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Cherkasy: 23 killed and nine injured in Russian air strike on Uman, 28 April". OCHA. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- 1 2 "21 killed in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Uman". Times of Israel. Associated Press. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Ukraine war: 25 dead as Russian missiles hit cities". BBC News. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ↑ Rosa, Andrea; Arhirova, Hanna; Rising, David (28 April 2023). "Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people". Associated Press.
- ↑ "UN condemns 'inexcusable' deadly airstrikes in Ukraine". UN News. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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