Ukraine Fires US-Made Long-Range Missiles for First Time—What Does This Mean?

Published on November 19, 2024

A Ukrainian missile attack on western Russia appears to have confirmed reports of a U.S. decision to allow Kyiv to fire American long-range missiles at targets inside Russian territory. On Nov. 19, Moscow reported that six ballistic missiles had been fired by Kyiv into Russia’s western Bryansk region. Five were successfully downed by air defenses, the ministry said, adding that falling debris had set a military facility ablaze without causing deaths or injuries. “According to confirmed data, U.S.-made ATACMS [Army Tactical Missile Systems] … have been used,” the defense ministry said in a statement. According to experts, the apparent shift in U.S. policy could tilt the dynamic in Ukraine’s favor after months of Russian gains on the battlefield....

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