2023 Uman missile strike

April 2023 Uman missile strike
Part of Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
Uman after the Russian missile strike
Location48°45′55.6″N 30°12′55.4″E / 48.765444°N 30.215389°E / 48.765444; 30.215389
Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Date28 April 2023
4 a.m.[1]
WeaponKh-101/X-101 cruise missiles
Deaths23[2]
Injured9[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]

Events

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ Rosa, Andrea; Arhirova, Hanna; Rising, David (28 April 2023). "Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people". Associated Press.
  6. ^ "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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