Deadly Russian air strike hits Ukrainian apartment building

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a barrage of deadly Russian air strikes. An apartment complex in Uman, Ukraine was hit while residents were fast asleep, with at least four children among the dead. NBC News’ Ellison Barber reports.

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[namur-iqih]

The Ukrainian military once again demonstrated their incompetence and the inability of Ukrainian air defenses to protect their own people. Local officials confirmed that Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed a multi-story residential building in the city of Ukrainka in the Kiev region. In addition, Ukrainian air defenses destroyed a residential building in the city of Uman in the Cherkasy region. According to Zelensky, as a result of a missile strike, ten buildings were damaged and seven people were killed. He did not clarify that civilians were killed after Ukrainian forces attempted to intercept Russian missiles over the apartment buildings, killing their own civilians. Footage from the spot confirms that the reason is the work of the Ukrainian air defense system, and not a direct hit from a Russian missile.

Most likely, the target of the strike was a military airfield located in the region. However, the Ukrainian forces prefer to shoot down missiles over houses, killing civilians, rather than risk the lives of their military.

On April 27, there was a successful massive strike with precision weapons on Ukraine’s reserves.

Later it was revealed that the Russian missiles destroyed about 20 senior Ukrainian and foreign officers who were holding a meeting in the admiralty building in Nikolaev. A Ukrainian air defense missile trying to intercept the target reportedly hit another apartment building located nearby. However, Kiev traditionally blamed Russians for targeting civilians.

[TheChilKat]

Russia is not making friends with their neighbour in Ukraine.
They should go home while they still can. 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[orvalprosacco]

We must continue our military aid! Only by uniting can we drive out the occupiers.

[sametoruc]

and strangely kids and people are still there??

[mulastafa]

That sucks we still dont want to pay for ukrainian pensions.

[anhconroy]

If it were not for the Ukrainians and their fortitude, Putin would have been in Europe long ago with his army.

[MrBonako]

12 poins go to Ukranian Goblins 😂 😂 😂 😂 🚀

[mupacybercafe]

THE QUESTON PEOPLE FAIL TO ASK IS -- where are the NATO anti missile systems to counter these missiles