Ukraine using US-made ATACMS

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 18 Oct 2023 by Alex Teddy
On October 17 Zelensky announced that the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) had been used by Ukraine for the first time. He praised them for their efficacy but did not say what targets they hit. They have a 300-km range. The US did not announce that ATACMS have been delivered but leaks in the US media in September 2023 said that these missiles would be supplied. Ukraine has been begging for them since 2022. On October 17 Ukraine said it hit two airfields in Russian occupied Ukraine and destroyed 9 helicopters. It is not known of this was using ATACMS. Ukrainian Special Forces were announced to have carried out the attack. Russia claims that ATACMS were used in one of these attacks. Russia has often threatened unspecified repercussions if the West provides long range weapons to Ukraine. It blames the West for providing Ukraine with arms and thereby prolonging the war. However, Moscow has been strangely unreactive about ATACMS. As Putin is in China perhaps it would be a bad look for him to acknowledge now that Western military aid to Ukraine involves ever more sophisticated armaments. 

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2024 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this or its contents.