Curious about what was where it actually hit. Seems pretty clear Samsung was not the target. Electrical substation "across the street" would be a probable target, but was missed.
I.e., did it hit a plausibly intended target, or miss?
I.e., did it hit a plausibly intended target, or miss?
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-defence-ministr...
>Russian defence ministry said in its daily briefing:
>"The goal of the strike has been achieved. All designated targets were hit,"
ergo this childrens playground was the intended target https://mobile.twitter.com/ArmanSoldin/status/15793548449511... https://twitter.com/mjluxmoore/status/1579357969577545729
https://www.amazonredshiftresearchproject.org/slblog/2022-10...
To my eye, the missile struck the roof of the low building next to the Samsung tower. The buildings there, as far as I know from looking at them, are light commerical - restaurants, shops, etc.
The accuracy of Russian munitions has been demonstrably lower than NATO standard [1]. They’re also running low on good munitions, leading e.g. to land strikes by surface-to-air S-300s [2].
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive...
[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/britain-says-russia-has...
They're from a precious small stockpile of Russian precision weapons. And they wasted it on civilian targets.
S300 cannot strike Kyiv, not from where the the frontline has moved.
They did not miss.