Russian army fired at least 28 cruise missiles at Ukraine on the night of 15 August

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11:00, 15.08.2023
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A massive missile attack resulted in deaths and injuries. Housing and infrastructure facilities were damaged



In Dnipro hit the enterprise - 2 people were injured, they are a 59-year-old woman, who was slightly injured and will be treated at home, and a 70-year-old man, who was hospitalised. The city's sports facility was also damaged.

Today, in addition to the company, Russian missiles hit an important sports facility for Dnipro. Windows flew out, battered facade and internal wall. All-Ukrainian competitions were held here. Children were exercising," said Serhiy Lysak, chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA.

He also said that the defenders from PvK Vostok shot down 7 X-101/555 cruise missiles over Dnipropetrovsk today.

Russian army fired at least 28 cruise missiles at Ukraine on the night of 15 August

In some flats, which have already been damaged during previous attacks, windows and doors will be put in for the second time," Mayor Boris Filatov said.

There were two hits in Cherkasy Region: Russian missiles hit the territory of a medical centre and a private enterprise," OVA head Ihor Taburets said:

In Smela, a missile hit the territory of a private enterprise. Another one hit the territory of a medical centre. Fortunately, there were no casualties. At the same time, water and heat supply networks were damaged. Part of the city is still without water.

He also added that law enforcement and utility services are working on the ground.

On the night of 15 August, the Russian army launched another missile strike on Khmelnitsky region. The first deputy head of the Khmelnytskyy regional state administration, Serhiy Tyurin, wrote on his Facebook page that the air defence system in the region had been triggered.

There is no information about damage to objects, falling debris. There are no casualties. The information is being clarified," the official said.

The air defence was also working in Prykarpattya," Svitlana Onishchuk, head of the Ivano-Frankivsk OVA, said.

The missile debris hit a private yard, household outbuildings and a residential house were damaged. There were no casualties.

Russian army fired at least 28 cruise missiles at Ukraine on the night of 15 August

According to the Air Force, at around 4:00 a.m. on 15 August 2023, Russian forces struck Ukraine with air- and sea-based missiles. In total, at least 28 cruise missiles of various types were launched:

  • 4 Kh-22 cruise missiles - from six Tu-22M3 long-range aircraft (Soltsy, Shaikovka airfields);
  • 20 Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles from 11 strategic aviation aircraft (Engels and Olenegorsk airfields);
  • 4 Kalibr cruise missiles from a frigate from the waters of the Black Sea (Yalta area).

In co-operation with units of other components of the Defence Forces, the Air Force destroyed 16 Kh-101/X-555 and Kalibr cruise missiles.

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Oleg Pavlos
Reports on how the lives of Ukrainians have changed since February 2022 at SOCPORTAL.INFO

Over 10 years in journalism. Media analyst from Volyn.