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Ukraine Links Ternopil Strike to Kh-101 Bombers as Rescue Ends With 33 Dead

Officials attribute the attack to Kh-101 missiles launched by Tu-95MS/Tu-160MS, highlighting Russia’s long-range reach into western Ukraine.

Overview

  • Search-and-rescue operations in Ternopil concluded at 18:00 on Nov. 22 after four days, with 33 people confirmed dead, six missing, and 94 injured.
  • The State Emergency Service reported 46 people rescued, including children, as teams from nine oblasts deployed heavy equipment, medics, psychologists, and search dogs.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force said the apartment buildings were hit by Kh-101 cruise missiles launched from six Tu-95MS based at Olenya and four Tu-160MS based at Engels and Ukrainka, with launch areas in Russia’s Vologda and Astrakhan regions.
  • Separate regional reporting said Russian forces carried out more than 60 attacks in a day on the Nikopol district, killing a 54-year-old woman, wounding five, and damaging homes, fuel stations, power lines, and an agricultural facility.
  • Mourners in Ternopil buried a mother and her child killed in the Nov. 19 strike, as Kherson police documented alleged abuses in occupied areas including a 2024 shooting in Nova Kakhovka within a caseload of roughly 4,500 suspected war crimes.