The Kremlin promised a “response” on Tuesday after two American ATACMS missile launches towards Russia in recent days.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian forces struck “facilities” in the Russian border region of Kursk, which kyiv has not confirmed.
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Russia promised Tuesday a “answer” two new Ukrainian strikes carried out using American ATACMS missiles against its territory in recent days, after President Vladimir Putin's threat last week to strike sites in Western countries.
These attacks, which kyiv has not commented on, occur in the midst of a new escalation of tensions between the Kremlin and Western countries, after almost three years of war in Ukraine.
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In this very tense context, NATO ambassadors reaffirmed their support for kyiv on Tuesday by denouncing the Russian firing last week of an intermediate-range ballistic missile as a vain attempt to“intimidation”.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian forces struck “installations” in the Russian border region of Kursk, partially occupied by the Ukrainian army since August.
They took place on November 23 near the village of Lotarevka, 37 kilometers northwest of the city of Kursk, and on November 25 against the Kursk-Vostochny airfield, according to the same source. He recognized, a rare occurrence, that several missiles had “hit their targets” and reported two Russian soldiers injured and a radar damaged in these shots.
