It is likely to be the second use of ATACMS missiles against targets on Russian territory.Bild: keystone
According to officially unconfirmed media reports, the Ukrainian armed forces attacked a Russian military airport near Kursk with artillery rockets from the US ATACMS system. The Kursk-Vostochny airport was hit by at least two rockets with multiple warheads, Ukrainian media reported. The attack occurred on Monday night. There was no information available about the extent of the damage. The reports could not be independently verified, and neither the Ukrainian nor Russian military initially confirmed the attack.
It would be the second use of ATACMS missiles against targets on Russian territory since Washington allowed Ukraine to use long-range weapons attacks against military objects in Russia. The first attack last week was on a Russian ammunition depot in the Bryansk region. This was followed by another attack, presumably with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, against the headquarters of the Russian forces deployed near Kursk. With around 50,000 soldiers, including 10,000 fighters from North Korea, they want to recapture the area near Kursk that has been occupied by Ukraine since the summer. (sda/dpa/lyn)
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