Ukraine has officially received permission to use US-made long-range ATACMS missiles for attacks on Russian territory, according to Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.
“There have been changes to our policy: Ukraine can now use ATACMS to protect the country.” – he said during a briefing on Tuesday, November 26.
Ryder also noted that we are currently talking about attacks on the Kursk region.
The day before, the White House Strategic Communications Coordinator also confirmed permission to use ATACMS in Russia. John Kirby. As he noted then, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can use long-range missiles “for self-defense, in case of urgent need.”
that the president of the United States joe biden lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles, The New York Times reported on November 17.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine already launched strikes with ATACMS missiles on November 19 in the Bryansk region and Storm Shadow missiles on November 21 in the Kursk region.
ATACMS are surface-to-surface guided missiles with a maximum range of 300 km with a high-explosive cluster or fragmentation warhead. They are launched from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS): HIMARS or M270 MLRS; both are supplied to Ukraine by Western countries. The cost of each rocket is approximately 1.5 million dollars, reminds RBC.
The United States first officially announced the transfer of ATACMS to Ukraine in October 2023. In September, CNN reported that kyiv was delivered “several hundred” of these missiles and that Ukraine used “most of them.” According to The Times, as of November 20, Ukraine has 50 ATACMS missiles at its disposal.
