In A First, Ukraine Hits Russia With Long-Range American Missile After Biden’s Approval: Report

Ukrainian defence forces reportedly carried out their first strike in the border regions within Russian territory using Western-supplied ATACMS ballistic missiles. The move came on the 1,000th day of Russia invading Ukraine, after US President Joe Biden’s administration approved Kyiv’s limited use of the weapons to hit targets inside Russia. 

As per Ukrainian media reports, the strike targeted a Russian military facility near the city of Karachev in the Bryansk region, located approximately 130 kilometres from the Ukrainian border.

“Indeed, for the first time, we used ATACMS to strike Russian territory. The strike was carried out against a facility in the Bryansk region, and it was successfully hit,” RBC Ukraine reported, citing an official in the nation’s military.

The attack was reportedly carried out on the night of November 19, at the 67th Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense.