Russia vows response after Ukraine used US-made ATACMS to strike airfield

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REUTERS| Published December 12, 2024
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had struck a military airfield on the Azov Sea with six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, a move that could prompt Moscow to launch another experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile at Ukraine.
Russia’s defence ministry said two of the missiles fired by Ukraine were shot down by a Pantsir missile defence system and the rest were destroyed by electronic warfare.
“On the morning of December 11, 2024, the Kyiv regime launched a missile strike with Western precision weapons at the Taganrog military airfield in the Rostov region,” the defence ministry said.
“This attack by Western long-range weapons will not go unanswered and appropriate measures will be taken,” it said.
Russia fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as “Oreshnik”, or Hazel Tree, at Ukraine on Nov. 21 in what President Vladimir Putin said was a direct response to strikes on Russia by Ukrainian forces with U.S. and British missiles.
A U.S. official said on Wednesday that Russia could launch another hypersonic ballistic missile in Ukraine in the coming days, but Washington does not consider the Oreshnik weapon a game-changer in the war.
After approval from the administration of President Joe Biden, Ukraine struck Russia with six U.S.-made ATACMS on Nov. 19 and with British Storm Shadow missiles and U.S.-made HIMARS on Nov. 21.
Putin, after those attacks, said that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned the West that Moscow could strike back.
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RELATED: Russia Says ATACMS Used in Taganrog Airfield Strike, Vows Retaliation

Moscow said Kyiv fired six US-made ATACMS missiles at an airfield in Taganrog on Wednesday morning, where it claimed to have intercepted two and diverted four using electronic warfare (EW) systems.

KYIV POST | Published December 12, 2024

Russia vowed “appropriate measures” in response to Kyiv’s Wednesday morning strike on Taganrog in Russia’s Rostov region, where it said Kyiv used six US-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles in the attack.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted two of the missiles using a Pantsir air defense system and diverted the remaining four using electronic warfare (EW) systems, as per Russian news outlet Meduza.

“Missile fragments caused injuries among personnel. There was no destruction, but two buildings in the airfield’s technical area and three military vehicles sustained minor shrapnel damage. Civilian vehicles in a nearby parking lot were also damaged,” read the ministry’s statement.

It added that the attack “will not go unanswered, and appropriate measures will be taken.”

In the early hours of Wednesday, Rostov’s Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar reported that multiple explosions took place in Taganrog. Locals told Russia’s Shot Telegram channel that the attack triggered air defense systems and caused at least 10 explosions at around 4:20 a.m. local time.

 

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SOURCE: www.kyivpost.com

 

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