Russia will definitely respond to Ukraine’s latest use of American ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory, the Kremlin declared on Thursday (12).
The Russian government said on Wednesday (11) that a Ukrainian offensive had hit a military airfield in the Sea of Azov with six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, a move that could lead Moscow to launch another experimental hypersonic missile of intermediate range in Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on the same day that the “attack by Western long-range weapons will not go unanswered and appropriate measures will be taken.”
It is unclear exactly how the Russians will respond.
“I would like to recall the absolutely unambiguous and direct statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation made yesterday, where it was obviously announced that a response would come,” exclaimed Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, the response will happen “in a way considered appropriate, but it will definitely come”.
Russia fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile known as the “Oreshnik,” or Hazel Tree, into Ukraine on Nov. 21, in what President Vladimir Putin said was a direct response to attacks on Russia by Ukrainian forces with American missiles. and British.
An American official pointed out on Wednesday (11) that Russia could launch another hypersonic ballistic missile against Ukrainian territory in the coming days, but Washington does not consider the Oreshnik weapon a turning point in the conflict.
Understand the War between Russia and Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and entered the territory from three fronts: through the Russian border, through Crimea and through Belarus, a country that is a strong ally of the Kremlin. Forces loyal to President Vladimir Putin made significant advances in the first few days, but the Ukrainians managed to maintain control of Kiev, even though the city was also attacked.
The invasion was criticized internationally and the Kremlin was the target of economic sanctions from the West.
In October 2024, after thousands of deaths, the war in Ukraine entered what analysts describe as its most dangerous moment yet.
Tensions rose when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the use of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile during an attack on Ukrainian soil. The projectile carried conventional warheads, but is capable of carrying nuclear material.
The launch took place after Ukraine launched an offensive inside Russian territory using weapons manufactured by Western powers, such as the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Western intelligence reports that Russia is using North Korean troops in the conflict in Ukraine. Moscow and Pyongyang neither deny nor confirm the report.
President Vladimir Putin, who replaced his defense minister in May, has said that Russian forces are advancing much more effectively — and that Russia will achieve all of its objectives in Ukraine, although he did not elaborate.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes Putin’s main goals are to occupy the entire Donbass region, encompassing the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and to expel Ukrainian troops from Russia’s Kursk region, which they have controlled parts of since August. .
This content was originally published in Russia says it will respond to Ukraine for latest ATACMS missile attack on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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