Russian Federation says Ukraine attacked Taganrog with ATACMS missiles
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine has struck six US ATACMS missiles at a military airfield in Taganrog. According to the russian defence ministry, two missiles were shot down, the rest were deflected, and there were casualties among the personnel.
The rf Ministry of defense said the morning missile attack on the military airfield in Taganrog, using U.S. missiles “ATACMS”. According to the ministry, some of the missiles seem to have been shot down and deflected by air defense facilities, writes UNN.
“On the morning of December 11, 2024, the Kiev regime launched a missile strike with Western precision-guided weapons on the military airfield of Taganrog in the Rostov region. In the course of the conducted proceedings, it was reliably established that six American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles were used,” the rf defense ministry wrote.
They claim that allegedly two missiles were shot down by the combat formation of the Pantsir SAM system, while the rest were deflected by electronic warfare equipment.
The Russians also say that there are casualties among the personnel as a result of the missile fragments. There was allegedly no damage, but two buildings on the technical territory of the airfield and three units of military vehicles, as well as civilian cars in the parking lot adjacent to the airfield, were slightly damaged (cut by shrapnel).
And traditionally, the rf has threatened that this attack by western long range weapons will not go unanswered, appropriate measures will be taken.
Recall
In the Russian city of Taganrog in the Rostov region on the night of December 11, an aircraft repair plant was attacked which is under sanctions because of the war in Ukraine.
