Five of these projectiles were shot down by Russian Kremlin air defense systemswhile the sixth was damaged by the same mechanism.
“The enemy attacked an object on the territory of the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles at 03:25. According to confirmed data, ATACMS operational tactical missiles were used. Crews of air defense systems S-400 and Pantsir They shot down five missiles and damaged another,” the Ministry declared.
According to what they indicated, when it was destroyed, the fragments of the affected missile They caused a fire at a military installation of the region. Likewise, they asserted that it was controlled with speed.
However, Russian authorities stated that “There were no casualties or significant destruction”ensuring that the attack of the country commanded by Zelensky could be reduced.
Before the Kremlin’s confirmation, the Ukrainian General Staff had reported that they had successfully carried out an attack against an arsenal of the Bryansk army, although he did not give details of the weapons used.
Furthermore, this situation occurs shortly after the Russian government’s announcement about the signing of Vladimir Putin in a decree allowing the use of nuclear weapons against another non-nuclear country, if the latter has the support of other powers that possess atomic weapons.
The increase in tensions between the countries coincides with the day 1000 of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, and comes shortly after the United States approved the use of long-range missiles so that the Ukrainians can attack military targets within Russian territory.
Vladimir Putin’s warning after the attack
He Kremlin accused the United States of step up invasion of Ukraine by authorizing kyiv’s use of US long-range missiles to attack targets in Russian territory.
Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for Vladimir Putin’s governmentpointed out that the administration of Joe Biden seeks to “add fuel to the fire” and cause an escalation of the conflict, citing previous warnings from Putin about the consequences of this decision, which, according to him, could lead to a direct confrontation between the NATO and Russia.
The authorization of Bidenrevealed on Sunday, allows Ukraine use the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which has a range of hundreds of kilometers. This measure responds to requests from Ukraine and military support North Korea to Russia.
The missiles will initially be used to attack Russian military installations in the border region of Kurskwhere North Korean troops have been deployed to reinforce Russia.
He Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed that although the authorization has been reported, the attacks will not be publicly announced, and made it clear that the missiles “they will speak for themselves.”
This decision marks a significant change in US policy regarding the conflict, a few months before the presidential transition in USA.
Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to launch US missiles
The president of the United States, Joe Bidentwo months after his departure from the White Houseauthorized Ukraine to use American long range missiles against Russian military targets, hours after a Russian bombing against the Ukrainian electricity grid that left at least 11 dead and forced power outages for this Monday.
The news was confirmed to the AFP agency by an official in Washington, who also specified that they made this decision in response to the deployment of North Korean troops to help Moscow in the war against Ukraine.
Authorized weapons They are specifically supersonic guided missiles called ATACMS. which can carry conventional or cluster warheads, and have a range of about 300 kilometers.
The measure comes at a time when concern is growing about winter in those regions of Europe.
Officials assure that Washington’s decision is also to send a signal so that Kim Jong-un do not send more troops. “This initial deployment has been a costly mistake”one of the officials warned The Washington Post.
Throughout the conflict, Biden had been adamant about not giving Ukraine American missiles to attack Russia, warning that it could trigger an escalation of the conflict by Putin. However, after the incorporation of foreign troops, the president gave in to the request for Volodimir Zelensky and handed over his weapons.
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