September 2023 Kostiantynivka missile strike

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Kostiantynivka missile strike
Part of attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Aftermath of the missile strike
Location	Kostiantynivka, Ukraine
Date	6 September 2023 about 14:00 (EEST)
Attack type	Missile strike
Deaths	15+
Injured	32+

In the morning of 6 September 2023, a missile struck an open market in downtown Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.^[1] The strike left at least 15 people dead, including a child and an couple in their 50s who were selling flowers at the market, and at least 32 wounded.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} An investigation by The New York Times suggested that the missile was fired from Ukrainian positions west of Kostiantynivka from a Buk system, based on video and audio footage from near the launch site and from the town, and analyses of the explosion and its aftermath.^[1] Security Service of Ukraine spokesman said that they continue an official investigation of the attack, but currently believe it was a S-300 missile launched by Russian forces.