Ukraine has fired six ATACAMS into Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said. If confirmed, it would mark the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.
In this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers, from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bragg N.C., conduct live fire testing at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Dec. 14, 2021, of early versions of the Army Tactical Missile System.
MOSCOW — Ukraine has fired six ATACAMS missiles into Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday, marking the first possible attack using the U.S.-made longer-range weapons in 1,000 days of war.the Army Tactical Missile System into the Bryansk region. It said Russian air defense systems destroyed five of the missiles mid-flight and damaged a sixth, whose fragments started a small fire on the ground. No injuries were reported.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says, if the media reports are true that Ukraine now has U.S. approval to use Western weapons to strike deep inside Russia, the decision amounts to a"new spiral of tensions" with Washington. Peskov also said Moscow's position was well known, pointing to President Vladimir Putin's comments in September. At the time, Putin argued that Ukraine's military was incapable of deploying sophisticated long-range weapons without direct input from NATO specialists.
"This will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia," concluded Putin.This is a developing story that will be updated.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine fires longer-range U.S. missiles into Russia for the first time, Moscow saysUkraine said it hit a military weapons depot in Bryansk, two days after President Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war.
Read more »
Moscow says Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into RussiaUkraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv’s first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war.
Read more »
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against MoscowMoscow sent close to 100 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. 66 drones were destroyed during the overnight barrage, with a further 27 drones “lost” over various areas and one flying into Belarusian airspace. No casualties were reported.
Read more »
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against MoscowUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia had launched around 900 guided aerial bombs, 500 drones and 30 missiles against Ukraine over the past week.
Read more »
U.S. citizen who helped Russia from Ukraine appears in MoscowReuters
Read more »
Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes as North Korea's top diplomat visits MoscowRussia and Ukraine have exchanged scores of drone strikes that left at least four dead and dozens injured.
Read more »