Moscow promises ‘response’ to kyiv attack with US missiles | War in Ukraine

Russia promised on Wednesday “a response” to the Ukrainian attack carried out, according to it, in the morning with American ATACMS missiles against a military airfield in the south of its territory, a red line for Moscow.

Recently, in response to similar strikes, President Vladimir Putin threatened to use Russia’s experimental Orechnik hypersonic missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead, to bomb decision-making centers in kyiv as well as Western countries aiding Ukraine. to carry out attacks on Russian soil.

A senior U.S. official warned Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, that Russia could strike Ukraine with an Orechnik missile in the coming days.

After obtaining the green light from Washington and London in November to fire American ATACMS and British long-range missiles on Russian territory Storm Shadowkyiv carried out strikes in Russia using these precise weapons, which each time angered Moscow.

Despite threats from Vladimir Putin, these attacks continued on Wednesday, according to Moscow.

In a statement, the Russian military said that six American-made ATACMS ballistic missiles had been used to target the Taganrog military airfield in the Rostov region in the morning.

Two of them were slaughtered et the others […] hijacked by electronic warfare equipmentshe assured.

The injured

Falling debris caused injuries to staff of this military site and two buildings were notably damagedcontinued the army, without further details.

The Ukrainian authorities, for the moment, have not claimed responsibility or commented on this alleged operation.

Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Telegram channels released purported videos of the attack on Taganrog in which serial explosions can be heard.

The governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slioussar, for his part mentioned a missile attack at night in Taganrog, while the municipality reported a heating outage in around thirty residential buildings.

In response to daily Russian bombings on its infrastructure and cities, Ukraine has increased attacks against military and energy sites in Russia, in order to disrupt the logistics of Russian troops who still occupy nearly 20% of Ukrainian territory.

His army said on Wednesday that it had struck an oil terminal located in the Russian region of Bryansk (west) overnight and actively used to supply Russian forces, provoking a massive fire.

Faced with kyiv’s strikes, Russia fired an Orechnik missile on a Ukrainian city on November 21, a warning to Westerners according to the Kremlin and an unprecedented escalation in nearly three years of a high-intensity conflict.

This hitherto unknown weapon can reach any point in Europe and the west coast of the United States, according to its characteristics praised by the Russian president, who however swore that he would warn in the future before a shot from Oreshnik.

Possible peace negotiations

On the ground, Russian soldiers have the advantage in eastern Ukraine, advancing towards the towns of Pokrovsk and Kurakhové. In the Russian border region of Kursk, where the Ukrainian army has controlled hundreds of square kilometers since August, the Russians said on Wednesday they had recaptured two villages.

Each camp seems to want to do everything to improve its positions on the battlefield as much as possible, at a time when rumors are swirling of possible peace negotiations in 2025, after the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House.

Washington has released a $20 billion loan to Ukraine, its share of the $50 billion loan promised by the G7 and which will be repaid by interest on Russian assets frozen due to sanctions. Of vol said Wednesday Moscow, which promised reprisals.

The Europeans are trying to form a united front to help Ukraine achieve peace just that it seeks in the face of a determined Russia.

Aside from the recent telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, only Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minister and the Kremlin’s main ally in theUEcontinues to maintain frequent contacts with the Russian head of state.

Wednesday, MM. Orban and Putin called each other again, provoking the anger of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: No one should promote their own image to the detriment of unityreacted the latter.

There can be no discussions about Russia’s war against Ukraine without Ukraine.

We proposed a Christmas ceasefire and a large prisoner exchange. It is sad that President Zelensky clearly rejected and excluded him today. We did what we could!for his part wrote on the social networkUE.

Assertions rejected by Ukraine.

As always, the Hungarian side did not discuss with Ukraine. And, as always, Hungary did not warn [l’Ukraine, ndlr] of his exchanges with Moscowlamented Dmytro Lytvyne, an advisor to the Ukrainian presidency.

Vladimir Putin demands Ukraine’s surrender, its renunciation of joining theI’LL TAKE and control of Ukrainian territories annexed by Moscow. Unacceptable conditions for kyiv and its Western allies.