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You Can See the Wings: Watch A Russian Cruise Missile Strike Ukraine

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Russian Air Force Tu-160
Russia's Tu-160 bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

The War in Ukraine Keeps Intensifying, and Being Captured on Social Media: Multiple videos shared on Telegram and Twitter this week show Russian cruise missiles, what some are saying was the Kh-101, striking a Ukrainian space rocket plant and nearby civilian population centers in Dnipro. The videos not only show the missiles in mid-air but also show the fear and panic of local people witnessing the strikes occur.

In one video shared on Telegram, a plume of black smoke can be seen rising in the air as a rocket shoots across the sky. The camera quickly pans to another unexpected blast as the rocket continues on its flight path.

The video, along with several others, was also shared on Twitter by Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

In another video, also shared on Telegram, the missile can be seen clearly in the sky.


Another video showed the missile in even greater detail, with the missile’s wings very clearly visible as it passes by.

In the clip below, civilians can be seen witnessing the strikes. Some are seen running in the opposite direction, others stand in shock.

Additional footage, recorded from the other side of the river, shows the aftermath of at least two strikes, with multiple plumes of black smoke seen rising into the air. From the left, an additional missile is seen arriving at roughly the same spot, causing another explosion.

The video, along with several others, was also uploaded to the Telegram account “Face Of War.”

Ukraine Space Rocket Plant Strike Kills Three

In the wake of the strike, which occurred on Friday night, reports revealed how at least 15 people were injured, and three were killed. The Russian long-range missiles not only struck the Yuzmash rocket plant but also a nearby street.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense defended the strike, stating that the plant was being used by the Ukrainian military to manufacture parts for ballistic missiles.

Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov responded to the strike on Facebook, urging civilians to leave the city as soon as they can.

“There is no room for women, children and the elderly, and those who can and want to leave – leave,” he said on the social media platform,

“They destroyed the airport several times with missiles, hit all the outskirts of the city, shot at the bridge right in the center, bombed the oil depot and service station, but citizens stubbornly continued to ignore the air raid sirens,” the mayor continued, adding that he had hoped the Russians would have “come to their senses” after the deaths of civilians in Kremenchuk and Vinnytsia.

Jack Buckby is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.

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Jack Buckby is 19FortyFive's Breaking News Editor. He is a British author, counter-extremism researcher, and journalist based in New York. Reporting on the U.K., Europe, and the U.S., he works to analyze and understand left-wing and right-wing radicalization, and reports on Western governments’ approaches to the pressing issues of today. His books and research papers explore these themes and propose pragmatic solutions to our increasingly polarized society.

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