According to AP, this could be considered the first time Ukraine has fired long-range missiles into Russian territory since the conflict began in 2022.
Kiev’s use of ATACMS comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, opening up the possibility that Moscow could respond nuclear-wise even if attacked with conventional weapons by any country backed by a nuclear power.
If the attack is confirmed, it could be a worrying escalation, especially after the US administration just gave Kiev the green light to use US-supplied long-range weapons deep into Russian territory.
Also on November 19, Ukraine announced that it had attacked a military weapons depot in Bryansk at midnight, although it did not specify the type of weapon used. The Ukrainian General Staff said that several large explosions and chain explosions could be heard in the target area, near Karachev.
The US-made ATACMS missile has a range of up to more than 300 km. (Photo: Newsweek)
Ukrainian forces are under heavy pressure from Russia on the battlefield at several points along the approximately 1,000-kilometer front, causing the country’s military to be stretched. In addition, Russian drone and missile attacks continue to be relentless.
In a statement carried by Russian news agencies, the Russian Defense Ministry said its military shot down five ATACMS missiles and damaged another. The debris fell on an undisclosed military facility. The debris caused a fire but there were no casualties or damage.
Karachev is about 115 kilometers (71 miles) from the Russian-Ukrainian border. During the war, Ukraine has repeatedly struck deeper into Russian territory, but mostly with drones rather than missiles. Russian officials have previously reported intercepting Ukrainian drones in Moscow—about 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the border—and most recently in Izhevsk, a city about 1,450 kilometers (900 miles) from the border.
In a related development, Russian news agency RIA Novosti said that the country's Air Force conducted glide bombings with Su-34 aircraft on Ukrainian forces' positions in Kursk.
FAB glide bomb equipped on Russian Su-34 aircraft. (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense)
“ The crew of the Su-34 multi-role supersonic fighter-bomber of the Aerospace Forces carried out an attack on personnel, armored vehicles and strong points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region ,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The attack was carried out against targets identified by reconnaissance using aviation bombs equipped with multi-purpose programming and adjustment modules. Russian intelligence confirmed the hits on forces, military equipment and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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