Russia Says Ukraine Hit Kursk With US ATACMS Twice in Recent Days
The Russian Defense Ministry vowed there would be a response | Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fired US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia’s Kursk Oblast twice in recent days and vowed there would be a response. ■ The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired five ATACMS against Russian S-400 missile defense systems on November 23. The ministry said air defenses intercepted three missiles while two hit their targets, resulting in the damage of a radar station and the injury of several Russian troops. ■ Two days later, on November 25, Ukrainian forces fired eight ATACMS at a Russian airfield in Kursk. The ministry said seven were intercepted while one hit its target, damaging infrastructure and wounding two Russian soldiers.