April 2023 Uman missile strike | |
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Part of Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present) | |
Location | Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 48°45′55.6″N 30°12′55.4″E / 48.765444°N 30.215389°E |
Date | 28 April 2023 4 a.m.[1] |
Weapon | Kh-101/X-101 cruise missiles |
Deaths | 23[2] |
Injured | 9[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]