On the night of 22 October, Russia attacked Kyiv’s historic centre with an Iskander ballistic missile fitted with a cluster warhead.
This was reported by the President’s adviser on technology issues, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov.
The Russians used a K5 cluster warhead, which detonates in the air and scatters submunitions over a large area. Beskrestnov noted that the warhead contains 58 submunitions and is designed to hit people and equipment across an area of roughly 400 by 400 metres.
“This strike was not carried out for any military purpose. The aim was to destroy part of the old city and injure as many people as possible. We have many wounded civilians and destruction,” the presidential adviser explained.
- Overnight, the Russians attacked Kyiv with Zircon and Iskander missiles. As of 09:00, one person was known to have been killed and 24 injured; 16 people were hospitalised. The aftermath of the shelling was recorded in six districts of the capital, where residential buildings, cars, non-residential structures and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
- In particular, in the Pechersk district, a medical facility building, an ambulance station and six emergency medical service vehicles were damaged.