Outgoing US President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to make use of long-range weapons in opposition to Russia final 12 months, in a transfer Moscow denounced as a grave escalation of the almost three-year battle.
“On January 3, an try was produced from Ukrainian territory to launch a missile strike in opposition to the Belgorod area utilizing US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles,” the Russian defence ministry stated.
“These actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators, might be met with retaliation,” it added, saying all of the missiles have been shot down.
Kyiv’s use of the missile programs has infuriated the Kremlin, which has threatened to hit central Kyiv with a hypersonic ballistic missile in response to the strikes.
ATACMS missiles have a most vary of 300 kilometres (190 miles), in response to publicly accessible information.
US President-elect Donald Trump stated in an interview printed final month he was “very vehemently” against Ukraine utilizing the arms, which he stated have been “escalating” the battle.
