Ukraine has Atakams and we will use them - Zelensky

Ukraine has Atakams and we will use them - Zelensky

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The President confirmed that Ukraine has long-range drones of its own production and ATACMS. In 2025, it is planned to produce 3,000 cruise missiles and 30,000 long-range drones.

Ukraine has long-range drones of its own production, the Long Neptune, and now the Atacams - all of which will be used. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, UNN reports.

"Ukraine has long-range capabilities, we have long-range drones of our own production, we have Long Neptune and more than one. Now we have Atacams, and we will use all of this," Zelensky said.

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Zelenskyy set a task to produce 3,000 cruise missiles and 30,000 long-range drones next year.

US and Ukrainian officials told The New York Times that two days after US President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use US-made long-range weapons to strike targets in Russia, the first strikes were carried out.

On November 19, the 67th arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces in the Bryansk region was hit. The warehouse stored military weapons, including artillery ammunition from the DPRK, CABs, anti-aircraft missiles and MLRS ammunition. The damage was confirmed by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There were 12 secondary explosions and detonations in the target area.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an attack by US-made ATACMS missiles on a military facility in the Bryansk region and the alleged downing of five missiles.