According to the Ukrainian press, Kyiv carried out its first strike in Russia with long-range ATACMS missiles, on the night of Monday November 18 to Tuesday November 19. The target is believed to be a warehouse where ammunition was stored near the town of Karachev in the Bryansk region.
Last week, the administration of United States President Joe Biden lifted restrictions on long-range missiles which previously could not be used directly on Russian territory.
A decision which comes at a time when Ukraine has been asking for this possibility of targeting Russia for a long time and in particular because of the concern that has been growing since the election of Donald Trump, during the last American presidential election, and the choices that could be made by the future head of state.
And it is precisely in this context that the Ukrainian press, which cites a source from the Defense forces, announcement that Kyiv would have used for the first time ATACMS long-range missiles against a Russian warehouse located near the town of Karachev, Bryansk region, 130 km from the border.
This would be the 67th arsenal of the Main Rocket and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russian media report an attack on a Russian ammunitions depot in Karachev, Bryansk region of Russia. Multiple detonations were heard at the 67th GRAU arsenal, where ammunition and military equipment are stored.
This depot has already been under attack in October. pic.twitter.com/so3M4UWBuh
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1858772307918868800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Large explosions ud83dudd25 are seen at a major ammunition depot, GRAU arsenal in Karachev in the Bryank Oblast of Russia, located 115km from Ukraine ud83cuddfaud83cudde6
There is a possibility this is the first ATACMS strike on Russia during the war pic.twitter.com/EYnHADljHu
— Ukraine Battle Map (@ukraine_map) https://twitter.com/ukraine_map/status/1858703076472881164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Several videos are already circulating on the networks and on which we can see a large explosion. According to our colleagues, it could be due to ammunition that was present in the building. Among them, artillery ammunition, North Korean shells or even anti-aircraft missiles.
The media RBC Ukraine specifies that this is not the first time that this warehouse has been targeted. He had already been attacked during the month of October by several drones and emphasizes that, for this new strike, the Ukrainian general staff reported 12 explosions.
