The Russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine on Tuesday January 14, 2025 of targeting targets in the Russian border region of Bryansk using Western-made long-range missiles, promising that this would not remain “not without response”, noted l’AFP.
Six American ATACMS missiles and six British Storm Shadow missiles were fired from Ukrainian territory against “targets” of the Bryansk region, the Russian ministry said, saying that ” all “ had been shot. Roman Bousargin, the governor of the Saratov region, said the cities of Saratov and Engels, on the other bank of the Volga, had suffered a large-scale drone attack and that two industrial sites had been damaged.
Several Russian cities targeted
“Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out the most massive strikes against military targets […] at a distance of 200 to 1,100 kilometers deep in Russia »indicated the Ukrainian General Staff in a press release. According to ReutersUkraine launched a major drone and missile attack last night targeting several Russian cities. The strikes hit several targets in Engels, Saratov, Kazan, Bryansk and Tula, Andry Kovalenko, director of the Ukrainian Center for Combating Disinformation, told television.
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On November 21, Ukraine launched British-made ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles towards Russia for the first time. Moscow has threatened to retaliate any time Ukraine hits Russia with these weapons.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday it had shot down 58 of the 80 drones launched by Russia into Ukraine overnight.
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