Russia confirms Ukraine's first attack with US ATACMS missiles against one of its military facilities

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed today the first Ukrainian attack with American-made ballistic missiles ATACMS against a military installation in the territory of this country.

According to the war report, five missiles were shot down and the fragments of a sixth hit the premises of a military installation in the Bryansk border region.

“As a result, a fire broke out that was operationally extinguished. There are no deaths or injuries,” says the military statement posted on Telegram.

The attack was carried out at 3:25 in the morning, “according to confirmed data, with the use of American-made ATACMS tactical missiles.”

The S-400 and Pantsir anti-aircraft batteries shot down five of the missiles, the statement said.

Previously, the Ukrainian General Staff had reported, without giving details of the weapons used, about a successful attack against a Russian Army arsenal in Bryansk.

According to Western media reports on Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorized kyiv to use long-range missiles against targets in Russian territory.

The press initially reported that the permit only included the Kursk border region, partially occupied by Ukrainian troops since August and where Moscow would have deployed thousands of North Korean soldiers.

Precisely, in response to Washington’s decision, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin approved today the new Russian nuclear doctrine which allows the use of atomic weapons in the event of a conventional attack.

With information from EFE.

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