Ukraine fires eight ATACMS missiles at Russia - Reuters
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Ukraine fired eight ATACMS missiles at a military facility in the Bryansk region of Russia, two of which were intercepted. The attack took place after receiving authorization from the Biden administration on the 1000th day of the war.
Ukraine attacked Russia with 8 ATACMS missiles, two of which Russia managed to intercept. Reuters reports this with reference to a US official, UNN informs.
"...Russia managed to intercept two of the eight missiles fired by Ukraine, and that the strike was on an ammunition supply point," the statement said.
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Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of a newly granted authorization from the former administration of President Joe Biden for the 1,000th day of the war.
Russia has announced that its troops shot down five of the six missiles that were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. It is noted that the debris of one of them fell on the facility, causing a fire, which was quickly extinguished, with no casualties or damage.
The Ukrainian military did not publicly specify what weapons they used, but a source in the Ukrainian government and a U.S. official confirmed that they used ATACMS.
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This week, Biden approved Ukraine's use of ATACMS, long-range missiles supplied by Washington, for such attacks in Russia. moscow described their potential use as an escalation that would make Washington a direct combatant in the war and lead to Russian retaliation.
