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Russia fired an AS-4 Kitchen (Kh-22) anti-ship missile from a Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber, killing at least 40 people in Dnipro.

Dnipro, Ukraine
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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia killed at least 40 people in Dnipro using an AS-4 Kitchen missile fired from a Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The U.K. Defense Ministry stated the missile is notoriously inaccurate against ground targets in urban areas.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia likely struggles to dynamically identify targets and assess battle damage quickly and accurately.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

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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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:27:10.151Z

Source story: uk-defense-ministry-russia-struggles-to-identify-targets-uses-inaccurate-missile-in-urban-setting