The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed this Tuesday the first Ukrainian attack with American-made ballistic missiles ATACMS against a military installation on Russian territory. For their part, high-ranking sources from the US and Ukraine They have confirmed the attack.
According to the war report, five missiles were shot down and fragments of a sixth hit the compound of a military installation in the Bryansk border region.
“As a result, a fire broke out that was operationally extinguished. There are no deaths or injuries,” says the military statement published on Telegram.
The attack was carried out at 3:25 in the morning, “according to confirmed data, with the use of American-made ATACMS tactical missiles.”
The S-400 and Pantsir anti-aircraft batteries shot down five of the missiles, the statement said.
Previously, the Ukrainian General Staff had reported, without giving details of the weapons used, about a successful attack against a Russian Army arsenal in Bryansk.
As reported on Sunday by the New York Times, US President Joe Biden authorized kyiv to use long-range missiles against targets in Russian territory.
The press initially reported that the permit only included the Kursk border region, partially occupied by Ukrainian troops since August and where Moscow would have deployed thousands of North Korean soldiers.
Precisely, in response to Washington’s decision, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved this Tuesday the new Russian nuclear doctrine that allows the use of atomic weapons in the event of a conventional attack.
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