kyiv reportedly attacked a Russian airfield with long-range ATACMS missiles. Moscow is considering a response.
Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting a military airfield in Taganrog, southern Russia, on Wednesday morning using six American ATACMS missiles, and promised to retaliate.
An attack that will not go unanswered
A US official said Russia could launch another Orechnik hypersonic missile. The Russian Defense Ministry said two ATACMS missiles were shot down by the Pantsir air defense system and the rest were destroyed using electronic jamming tools, adding, however, that debris from the projectiles caused several injured among base personnel.
“There is no damage. Two buildings located within the airfield, as well as three military vehicles and civilian cars parked in the parking lot adjacent to the airfield were slightly damaged (by debris)”he said. “This attack using Western long-range missiles will not go unanswered”at-il having you.
Russia could strike Ukraine “in the coming days” with, once again, its latest generation Orechnik missile, supersonic and designed to carry nuclear warheads, a senior American official said on Wednesday.
“Russia has signaled its intention to fire a new experimental Orechnik missile at Ukraine, potentially in the coming days”said this official on condition of anonymity.
Russia has fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile in Ukraine called “Orechnik” on November 21, a shot presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a direct response to the strikes carried out by Ukrainian forces in Russia using ATACMS missiles on November 19, then British Storm Shadow and American HIMARS missiles on the 21st.
Moscow could fire an Orechnik missile again in the coming days but Washington does not consider that this weapon is likely to change the situation on the ground, said an official from Joe Biden's administration.
