Ukraine strikes deep into Russia: ATACMS missiles unleashed
Ukrainian forces used ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory for the first time, the RBK-Ukraine portal reported on Tuesday, citing a military source. The target was successfully hit, the report added. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack.
The source conveyed that the Ukrainians struck a military facility near the city of Karachev in the Bryansk region of Russia.
Indeed, ATACMS were used to attack Russian territory for the first time, emphasized the service interlocutor. 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 an arms depot near the city of Karachev in the Bryansk region overnight from Monday to Tuesday. Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Centre for Countering Disinformation, informed that artillery ammunition from North Korea was destroyed.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the Ukrainian military used ATACMS missiles. According to the ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the site in the Bryansk region with six such missiles overnight. It was reported that five missiles were intercepted, and one was "damaged."
Fragments of this damaged missile reportedly fell on the military facility, and a fire broke out at the site of the incident. It was assured that no casualties or material damage were recorded as a result of the attack.
Missiles with a range of 300 kilometres
Reuters, citing anonymous sources, reported on Sunday that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration gave Ukraine the green light to use American weapons to hit targets deep within Russia. Similar information was also relayed by other media citing sources in the U.S. administration.
Reuters announced that Ukraine would conduct its first attacks in the coming days using ATACMS missiles with a range of about 300 kilometres. According to these reports, the U.S. decision to change the use of American missiles was influenced by Russia's deployment of North Korean ground forces on the front.
