Ukraine flexes long-range muscle with ATACMS near Bryansk
Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that Ukraine possesses long-range strike capabilities, including domestically produced drones, long-range Neptunes, and ATACMS, stating that these resources would be employed. However, the Ukrainian President refrained from disclosing details about the attack on the depot near Bryansk.
President Volodymyr Zelensky did not confirm whether the attack on the depot near Bryansk was carried out using U.S. ATACMS missiles. Still, he stated that Ukraine possesses long-range strike capabilities, which will be utilized.
In response to a question regarding the strike on the Russian ammunition depot, Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine possesses long-range strike capabilities, including domestically produced drones, long-range Neptunes, and ATACMS, and affirmed that all of these assets would be utilized.
Ukraine attacked with ATACMS missiles
The first use of ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory was to have occurred on the night from Monday to Tuesday - reported the RBK-Ukraine portal, citing a military source. The target - an ammunition depot near Bryansk - was successfully hit, it was added.
The source conveyed that Ukrainians struck a military site near the town of Karachev in the Bryansk region of Russia. - Indeed, ATACMS was used for the first time to attack Russian territory - emphasizing the interlocutor of the service. Karachev is located about 130 kilometres from the border with Ukraine.
Earlier on Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Ukrainian army struck on the night from Monday to Tuesday at a weapons depot near the town of Karachev in the Bryansk region. The head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation, Andriy Kovalinko, informed that North Korean artillery ammunition was destroyed.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the Ukrainian military used ATACMS missiles. According to the ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the area at night with six such missiles in the Bryansk region. It was conveyed that five missiles were shot down, and one was "damaged." Fragments of this damaged missile reportedly fell onto the military site's grounds, and a fire broke out. It was assured that no casualties or material damages were reported due to the attack.
Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reported on Sunday that the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden gave the green light to Ukraine to use American weapons to strike targets deep within Russia. Other media outlets conveyed similar information through sources in the U.S. administration.
Reuters announced that Ukraine was supposed to carry out its first attacks in the coming days using ATACMS missiles with a range of about 300 kilometres. According to these reports, the change in the U.S. decision regarding the use of American missiles was influenced by Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops on the front lines.
