The missile strike on the city of Dnipro was a missile attack carried out by Russian forces[3] on 15 July 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Four people were killed and 16 were injured.[4]
| Missile strike on Dnipro on 15 July 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Part of Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| Location | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Date | 15 July 2022 21:00 [1] (UTC+3) |
| Target | Pivdenmash and residential distric |
Attack type | Missile strike |
| Weapons | Kh-101 cruise missiles |
| Deaths | 4[2] |
| Injured | 16[2] |
| Perpetrators | Russian Armed Forces |
The city was targeted by Tu-95 TS aircraft from the northern part of the Caspian Sea using Kh-101[5][6] missiles. According to preliminary reports, a total of 8 missiles were fired.[7] Four missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defences.[5] Each missile costs $13 million[8] (the eight missiles cost Russia over $100 million).
Some of the missiles struck the Pivdenmash plant.[9] The strike damaged the town’s water supply system, leaving some residents without water. More than ten vehicles were damaged, and doors and windows in residential buildings were shattered.
Background
editDnipro is located about a hundred kilometres from the front line, and the Dnipropetrovsk region comes under fire almost every day.[3]
Victims
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editReferences
edit- ↑ "Russia launched a missile strike on Yuzhmash in Dnipro, says Filatov". Channel 24 (in Russian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- 1 2 "The death toll in Dnipro following a Russian missile strike has risen to four". НВ. 2022-07-18.
- 1 2 3 "Missile strike on Dnipro: what is known so far". РБК. 2022-07-16.
- ↑ "В Днепре Россия ударила ракетами по "Южмашу", – Филатов". 24 Канал (in Russian). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- 1 2 "Россияне атаковали Днепр ракетами — погибли как минимум три человека". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Ukraine regional governor says Russian missiles kill 3, injure 15 in Dnipro". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ Gazeta.ua (2022-07-15). "The occupiers fired eight missiles at Dnipro – a journalist". Gazeta.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ Ланда, Владимир (2022-06-27). "Over the weekend, Russia fired missiles worth around $200 million at Ukraine. Forbes estimate". Forbes.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Russian strike on Dnipro: missiles hit Yuzhmash, leaving part of the city without water". Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Strike on Dnipro: death toll rises to 4". Українська правда. 2022-07-18.