The Russian army claimed this Saturday to have intercepted eight American ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine against its territory, a type of attack presented by Moscow as a red line in the conflict.
« Air defense assets shot down eight ATACMS operational tactical missiles American-made and 72 drones », indicated the Russian army, which however did not specify whether this new Ukrainian attack had caused casualties or material damage.
The administration of outgoing US President Joe Biden authorized the use of such missiles by kyiv in November, after having long opposed it, following the deployment, according to the West and Ukraine, of thousands of northern troops. -Koreans in support of Russian soldiers. Since then, kyiv has carried out several series of attacks using these long-range ATACMS missiles, as well as British Storm Shadows.
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American President-elect Donald Trump, whose return to the White House is scheduled for January 20, said in mid-December: strongly opposed » to the use by the Ukrainian army of American ATACMS missiles, evoking a “ intensification » and a “ aggravation » of the conflict.
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