Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-19 19:13:31 | Updated at 2024-11-19 22:27:18 3 hours ago

Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, Moscow says
BBC NEWS ^ | Nov 19 | Maia Davies

Posted on 11/19/2024 11:02:09 AM PST by RandFan

Ukraine has fired US-supplied longer-range missiles at Russian territory for the first time, the Russian government said, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks.

US officials also confirmed use of the Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) to CBS news, the BBC's US partner. Ukraine has not commented.

Russia's defence ministry said the strike targeted the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine to the north on Tuesday morning.

Five missiles were shot down and one damaged, with its fragments causing a fire at a military facility in the region, the ministry said.

Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov accused Washington of trying to escalate the conflict.

"That Atacms was used repeatedly overnight against Bryansk Region is of course a signal that they [the US] want escalation," he said.

"And without the Americans, use of these high-tech missiles, as Putin has said many times, is impossible."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bidenbois4ww3

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Biden seems - on the way out - to be embroiling the US in a direct conflict with Russia

1 posted on 11/19/2024 11:02:09 AM PST by RandFan

To: RandFan

Deep State: Let’s hang this around Trump’s neck before he enters office!

2 posted on 11/19/2024 11:03:05 AM PST by PGR88

To: RandFan

It’s not Biden but the Obama Crime Gang trying to create as much chaos as possible for Trump and then blame it all on Trump

3 posted on 11/19/2024 11:04:55 AM PST by butlerweave

To: RandFan

I can only hope Putin sees this action as a demented old pervert trying to screw over his replacement, and as a result waits it out.

4 posted on 11/19/2024 11:10:14 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)

To: Responsibility2nd

I think you’re right that Putin understands what’s going on. I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump and Putin are in communication about this.

Does Trump have secure communications or are the CIA and others listening in on him?

5 posted on 11/19/2024 11:13:02 AM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)

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