Russia fired an AS-4 Kitchen (Kh-22) anti-ship missile from a Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber, killing at least 40 people in Dnipro.
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Russia killed at least 40 people in Dnipro using an AS-4 Kitchen missile fired from a Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber.
The U.K. Defense Ministry stated the missile is notoriously inaccurate against ground targets in urban areas.
Russia likely struggles to dynamically identify targets and assess battle damage quickly and accurately.
The British Ministry of Defense assessed that the missile strike on Dnipro was likely an AS-4 KITCHEN anti-ship missile launched from a Tu-22M3 BACKFIRE bomber
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