- The United States has provided Ukraine with long-range ballistic missiles, including the ATACMS system, as part of military aid packages. (Balkans Al Jazeera, BBC, The Washington Times)
- Ukraine has begun using these long-range missiles to target Russian forces and logistics nodes farther away from the front lines. (Al Jazeera, Newsweek, The Times of Israel)
- Russia has intensified strikes on Ukrainian storage bases with weapons supplied from the Wes. (Al Jazeera)
- Russian marines have seized Western-made weapons, including Swedish grenade launchers, US Javelin anti-tank systems, and NATO electronic warfare systems, in the capture of Novomihajlivka.
(Al Jazeera) - The Russian government claims that the US is providing military aid to Ukraine, including ATACMS missiles, which could be used to attack the Crimean bridge and other Russian territories, potentially leading to terrorist actions. (Gazeta.ru, TASS)
- The Russian government suggests that the US military aid to Ukraine, including the transfer of ATACMS missiles, is unjustified and increases the security threat to Crimea and other Russian regions. (Komsomolskaya Pravda)
- Russia has warned that it may need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand a “buffer zone” if Kyiv receives longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from the US. (The Jerusalem Post)
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