Shrapnel from an intercepted US-made missile fired by Ukraine hit a beach packed with sunbathing tourists in occupied Crimea on Sunday. Russian officials said at least five people, including three children, had died of shrapnel wounds – and they expected the death toll to rise. A video shot by a tourist on the beach shows […]
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Ukrainian Atacms blows up over Crimean beach forcing sunbathers to flee as Russia claims five killed
Shrapnel from an intercepted US-made missile fired by Ukraine hit a beach packed with sunbathing tourists in occupied Crimea on Sunday. Russian officials said at least five people, including three children, had died of shrapnel wounds – and they expected the death toll to rise. A video shot by a tourist on the beach shows […]
US tells Ukraine it can’t use its Atacms missiles inside Russia
The White House has confirmed that Ukraine cannot use US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles inside Russia. President Joe Biden this week gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russian territory with American munitions – but under certain conditions. A White House spokesperson said: “This does not apply to ATACMS or long-range strikes, but it is designed to […]
ATACMS Obliterates Russian Air Defense System As It Desperately Tries To Defend Itself
Footage has emerged showing the recent destruction of a Russian S-300 or S-400 air defense system by a U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), a short-range ballistic missile that Ukraine has used in a string of high-profile strikes since its introduction last year. The video is perhaps the most dramatic demonstration so far of Ukraine’s […]
More than 100 Russian soldiers killed in Atacms strike
More than 100 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed when a volley of Atacms missiles hit a training base in eastern Ukraine in one of the highest single losses of Russian lives in months. Drone footage shared on social media appeared to show at least four of the short-range ballistic missiles, armed with cluster warheads, smash […]
Russia shoots down six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that its air defence systems had shot down six U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) launched by Ukraine over the last 24 hours. Washington secretly shipped the long-range missiles to Kyiv as part of a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine that U.S. President Joe Biden approved […]