Ukraine uses U.S.-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles for first time, hitting two Russian airbases in occupied territory.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 9:15PM, hitting two Russian airbases in occupied Ukrainian territory in strikes that Ukraine and some Russian sources said had caused significant damage.
The Biden administration has quietly delivered the ATACMS to Ukraine after months of resisting Kyiv's requests. During Ukrainianto Washington, D.C., last month, U.S. officials told reporters a small number would be sent but no formal announcement was made. The ATACMS, or Army Tactical Missile Systems, come in several varieties with ranges from 100 to 190 miles. The Wall Street JournalTuesday the version given to Ukraine had roughly 100 miles, but that was still more than twice as far as the munitions the U.S. has previously sent.
Video circulating online, and that two Ukrainian government sources confirmed as from the Berdyansk airfield following the strikes, appeared to show a number of helicopters burning and large fires.
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