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At least 23 people have died after a Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment block in Dnipro, central Ukraine.
The building was hit by a Russian Kh-22 missile, a Soviet-era anti-ship missile, which Ukraine has described as an „aircraft carrier killer.“
Confirming the death toll on Telegram, Mykola Lukashuk, head of the Dnipro regional council, said „Burn in hell, Russian murderers.“
At least 72 people were wounded and 43 people were reported missing, according to the city government, per The Independent.
„This missile with a 950 kg (2,000-pound) warhead, which is called an ‚aircraft carrier killer,‘ is designed to destroy aircraft carrier groups at sea. It can be equipped with a nuclear element.
