Russia strikes Kyiv overnight with Iskander missile carrying cluster warhead
Kyiv was hit overnight on 22 October by a Russian Iskander ballistic missile fitted with a K5 cluster warhead. Ukrainska Pravda reports the weapon was used to injure as many people as possible.
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was struck overnight on 22 October by a Russian Iskander ballistic missile. The missile carried a K5 cluster warhead, a type of warhead that splits into several smaller explosive elements.
The headline of the report by the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda states that Russia used this type of missile against Kyiv in order to injure as many people as possible.
The source does not yet provide details on casualties, damage or the locations hit in the city. Further information is expected to be added once it becomes available.
The strike came during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
