Russia strikes Kyiv's historic center with Iskander cluster missile

nv.ua (Ukrainian) —

On the night of Thursday, October 22, Russian forces attacked Kyiv's historic center with an Iskander ballistic missile carrying a cluster warhead, according to presidential advisor Sergei Beskrestnov (Flash). The K5 warhead detonates in the air, releasing 58 bomblets to maximize casualties over a 400x400 meter area. Flash stated the strike was not military but intended to destroy part of the old city and injure civilians, with many wounded and buildings damaged. The Vvedensky Monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was damaged by debris, and two parishioners were injured. The report is still developing.


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