On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that a ‘response’ to Ukrainian strikes with U.S.-provided missiles is being prepared. On November 19 Ukraine launched U.S.-made long-range missiles deep into Russia, however the strikes that Russia is now referring to are new attacks, which took place on Saturday and Monday.
According to RT on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry posted the official statement on Telegram.
“On November 23, Kiev reportedly fired five ATACMS missiles at the vicinity of the village of Lotaryovka, some 37km northwest of the city of Kursk, targeting the position of an S-400 anti-aircraft missile division. The strike resulted in three casualties among the personnel and caused damage to the radar,” the Ministry of Defense said on Telegram Tuesday, according to RT.
While five U.S.-supplied missiles were launched into Russia on Saturday, eight additional missiles were launched on Monday.
“Additionally, on November 25, Kiev launched another eight ATACMS at the Kursk-Vostochny airfield, located near the village of Khalino. Seven of the missiles were shot down using the S-400 missile defense system and the Pantsir air defense missile and gun system. However, one of the missiles managed to reach its target. As a result, two servicemen were injured and several facilities were ‘slightly damaged’,” the Ministry of Defense said on Telegram Tuesday, according to RT. “The Russian Ministry of Defense is monitoring the situation, and response actions are being prepared.”
Russia ‘reliably confirmed’ that following inspections of the target areas, they were able to conclude that the weapons used were indeed U.S. ATACMS long-range missiles.