Missile event in Ukraine on Sat 30th December 2023

30th December 2023

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The Russians hit the building of the Kharkiv Palace hotel and a residential building with Iskander-M missiles during a massive attack on Kharkiv on Saturday, 30 December.

Source: Kharkiv National Police Chief Volodymyr Tymoshko, quoted by Suspilne

Details: Tymoshko said that investigators had established that Russians had hit the Kharkiv Palace hotel and a residential building in the centre of Kharkiv on the evening of 30 December with Iskander-M missiles.

According to Tymoshko, it is known that 34 rooms were settled in the hotel, but the number of guests staying at the time of the attack has not yet been established.

Updated: Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat clarified that Russia launched S-300 anti-aircraft missiles at the hotel, not Iskander ballistic missiles.

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