United States: Ukraine’s military targeted Russian territory with American-made ballistic missiles for the first time on Tuesday, said the senior officials from the United States and Ukraine, days after Joe Biden approved the use of such weapons.
More about the attack
It targeted an arms depot in the Bryansk region of southwest Russia early in the morning, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense further claimed that Kyiv used six ballistic missiles known as ATACMS, which stands for Army Tactical Missile System.
The White House officially maintains that ATACMS was employed in the event, but two sources -one a high-ranking American official, the other a senior Ukrainian official – confirmed on the condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing operation, the New York Times reported.

The strike was a show of might for Ukraine as it sought to convince its Western partners that the provision of more powerful and advanced systems would have benefits, such as weakening Russia and easing the burden on Ukrainian troops.
The attack occurred on the same day that President Vladimir V. Putin downgraded Russia’s nuclear escalation plan, a decision that had been in preparation for a long time and seemed to have been made deliberately with the view to sending a signal to Moscow that Russia was capable of responding violently to Ukraine using American missiles to attack Russian soil.
Russia warning
About its nuclear arsenal, the Kremlin has, throughout the war, sought to threaten the West into not providing enhanced military support to Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials and military analysts, who have been saying all along that no specific weapon will turn the tide in the conflict, emphasized that the effect of the shift in White House policy also depends on the number of missiles being provided, the New York Times reported.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had been begging for months to be allowed to use ATACMS to target military installations within Russia.
The Biden administration finally agreed and gave their consent, something that was encouraged by Moscow’s deployment of up to 10,000 North Korean soldiers to its war.