The Russian Defense Ministry assured on Saturday that it had foiled an ATACMS missile attack over the annexed Crimean peninsula.
These weapons were recently supplied to kyiv by the United States.
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Russia assured on Saturday that it had shot down four ATACMS missiles during the night, long-range weapons recently supplied to Ukraine by the United States. “Air defense shot down four operational-tactical missiles over the territory of the Crimean Peninsula”, which Russia annexed in 2014, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Moscow did not indicate whether these missiles or the falling debris from them had caused damage.
In April, Washington announced that it had sent these missiles to Ukraine, which had long requested them in order to be able to strike further behind the front line. kyiv used American ATACMS missiles against Russia for the first time in October, but those sent recently have a longer range, reaching a distance of up to 300 km.
Ukraine was seeking to obtain it in order to strike Russian supply routes, warehouses or military HQs further away from the front line. The Kremlin, however, assured that this new delivery would not change anything in the conflict.
