Dnipro: one entrance of a nine-storey block, 46 people

On a Saturday afternoon a Kh-22 — a 1960s anti-ship missile with a warhead of roughly one tonne, fired by a Tu-22M3 bomber — cut one entrance out of a nine-storey apartment block on the Dnipro embankment. 46 civilians were killed, six of them children; 236 flats were destroyed. The Kremlin said Russia does not strike residential buildings and blamed Ukrainian air defence. Ukraine has named the regiment and its commander.

Deadly strike on a residential building — condemned by the UN Secretary-General as a suspected violation of the laws of war (16 Jan 2023) Kh-22 anti-ship missiles fired at cities — pattern (Kremenchuk, Serhiivka, Dnipro) War crime, Art. 438(2) CCU — position (notice of suspicion to the regiment commander, 24 Jan 2023)

Russia said. Russian Ministry of Defence · daily bulletin · 14 Jan 2023: “A missile strike was launched against Ukraine's military command and control system and associated energy facilities. All designated targets were hit. The objective of the strike has been achieved.” — The 'designated targets' included a residential block. One of the Kh-22 fired that day fell on Naberezhna Peremohy 118. The Kh-22 has no precision land-attack mode; its error against ground targets runs to hundreds of metres.

Evidence held: UN Secretary-General, statement attributable to the Spokesperson, 16 Jan 2023; HRMMU, as relayed by UN News on 16 Jan 2023; Prosecutor General, 15 and 24 Jan 2023; Air Force commander Lt-Gen Mykola Oleshchuk, 15 Jan 2023.

Photo & video · 6 photos

The nine-storey block on Naberezhna Peremohy Street burning after the strike, 14 January 2023

State Emergency Service of Ukraine · 2023-01-14 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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Rescuers at the collapsed entrance at night

State Emergency Service of Ukraine · 2023-01-14 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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Cranes and rescuers clearing the rubble

State Emergency Service of Ukraine · 2023-01-16 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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The block on the evening of the strike

Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration · 2023-01-14 · CC BY 4.0 · original ↗

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Residents and rescuers outside the building

Dnipro City Council · 2023-01-16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · original ↗

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The building the next day, 15 January 2023

Wanderer777 · 2023-01-15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · original ↗

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