There may be escalation of Russian – Ukraine war as Ukraine reportedly attacked two Russian airfields today, Tuesday with long-range ballistic missiles covertly sent from the United States.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s special forces said they destroyed nine Russian helicopters, an anti-aircraft missile system, and a warehouse filled with ammunition in eastern Ukraine, according to the BBC.
\nDozens of Russian troops were injured or killed in what Ukraine dubbed \u201cOperation Dragonfly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s military communication department made an announcement today saying it had \u201cmade well-aimed strikes on enemy airfields and helicopters near the temporarily occupied Luhansk and Berdyansk.\u201d They stated that the missiles hit Berdyansk at 4 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n
This is the first time the country has used the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System in its war with Russia.
\nAccording to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. covertly gave Ukraine a small arsenal of ATACMS missiles, which have the ability to hit targets past Russian defensive lines up to 186 miles away.<\/p>\n
Vladimir Rogov, the governor of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region appointed by Russian officials, claimed that air defense systems \u201csuccessfully intercepted enemy rockets\u201d in Berdyansk.<\/p>\n
But unverified videos of Berdyansk, which seem to show rockets and explosions, have spread on social media.<\/p>\n
Last month, an NBC News story confirmed by three U.S. officials asserted that the Biden administration had informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that it would provide ATACMS missiles to help the nation destroy supply lines, air bases, and rail networks in Russian territories.<\/p>\n
Despite the White House declining to comment on the report, and the Pentagon saying, \u201cin regards to ATACMS we have nothing to announce,\u201d officials had said that the tentative plan was to send about two dozen missiles.<\/p>\n
The Biden administration had previously declared that it would hand Ukraine an additional $325 million in military aid, including air defense machinery, cluster munitions, anti-tank weapons, and other military equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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