Russian troops carried out a massive strike against Ukrainian hydrotechnical structures.
Based on preliminary data, the city of Kryvyi Rih was hit by eight Russian cruise missiles.
This is a terrorist attack against civilian population of a specific city, since the missiles were deliberately fired against infrastructural facilities being of vital significance and providing essential services for city residents, as Kyrylo Tymoshenho, the Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office reported.
"Today the Russian troops carried out a massive strike against Ukrainian hydrotechnical structures. The obvious purpose of this attack is to create an emergency. They don’t care will the city be left without water supply or will it be flooded with water. The only thing they need is our panic to interfere with our decision-making process. Therefore we don’t panic. The municipal services are working to eliminate the consequences of missile strikes, while the military administration efficiently coordinates the operations on site”, he reported.
Tymoshenko stressed that the most important thing was that there were no human casualties among civilians, while the rest could and would be restored.
"We are in control of the situation”, he summarized.
What Missiles Did Russia Use to Attack Kryvyi Rih
Based on preliminary data, the strike against Kryvyi Rih were most likely carried out using a Tu-95MS aircraft armed with Kh-101 missiles, Operational Military Grouping “Kakhovka” reports.
"Around 5:01-5:06 p.m. on 14.09.22, the city of Kryvyi Rih was hit by three cruise missiles most likely launched from Ту-95МС aircraft (Kh-101 missiles). The missiles landed on the western outskirts of Kryvyi Rih. The details about losses and damages will be provided later”, the report reads.
Kh-101 are considered one of the most advanced Russian cruise missiles worth of at least USD 12 million each. Its maximum range is at least 3000 kilometers. Tu-95 is a strategic bomber aircraft. Some of such aircrafts were once handed over by Ukraine to Russia to discharge the gas debt.
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