The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday said that four US-made AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles were intercepted over Belgorod, an oblast in western Russia that borders Ukraine.
The AGM-88 HARMs are air-to-surface missiles that are designed to home in on electronic signals emitted by radar systems. The Pentagon revealed in August that it began providing Ukraine with the AGM-88 HARMs and said they could be fired by Ukrainian aircraft.
“In the airspace of the Belgorod Region, four American HARM anti-radar missiles were shot down,” a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said, according to Russian’s TASS news agency.
Belgorod had come under attack throughout the war, including on Sunday, when the region’s governor said one person was killed and another eight were wounded by Ukrainian shelling.
This week’s attacks on Belgorod come after The Times reported that the Pentagon has given Ukraine its tacit endorsement of strikes on Russian territory, which risks a major escalation of the war. Publicly, Biden administration officials recently said that Ukraine could use US-provided weapons however they want.
The Times report said that the US was no longer concerned that Ukrainian attacks inside Russia could lead to a major escalation based only on the fact that Moscow hasn’t yet responded with nuclear weapons or attacks on NATO countries.
Yeah, this isn’t news. So-called “ultra-nationalists” have been using American weapons to kill civilians. Or at least try. They were given HARMs to hit Russian radars but they use it as a simple rocket.
Are you saying there are no air defense radars left in Russia? I know they are running short of stuff, but I hadn’t realized it was that bad.
That’s not what he said at all. But I think you know that.
I’d like to know more. It seems foolish to cannibalize an important piece of equipment for such a purpose…. unless the purpose is a false flag op.
Biden is determent to get his war with Russia as long as others will do the dying. He wants it to be his legacy, having destroyed Russia. He does not consider the destruction of the USA empire that is likely to come with it if at all.
I don’t see how it can be used as false flag. It’s more likely it was knocked off target by Russian EWS. In any case, Anglo-American empire is directly responsible.
“Yet” can be a long time or a short time…
Yes, “Yet” is the operative word here Donna.
I cannot believe the stupidity of the Amerikkkan regime. Have they a death wish, indicating that it’s fine and dandy to use Amerikkkan-made weapons on Russian territory? Why doesn’t ByeDone just get it done with and declare war on Russia, because it’s certainly looking like that’s his eventual intention.
This could have ended so long ago. ByeDone and ZelBoy are maniacs for their insane refusal to negotiate.
You know, I almost want to give you some credit, but then you have to go and use the incredibly asinine “amerikkkan” trope. How dumb!
And I’ll continue to use it.
After reading this, one might get the impression that it is Ukraine the one that launched a full scale invasion of Russia.
The Times report said that the US was no longer concerned that Ukrainian attacks inside Russia could lead to a major escalation based only on the fact that Moscow hasn’t yet responded with nuclear weapons or attacks on NATO countries.
So the idea is to keep pushing harder on Russia until it uses nuclear weapons? Great plan!
Reminds me of the scene in the movie, “The Dirty Dozen”, when Lee Marvin prods Clint Walker into attacking him with the knife he just gave him, as a training exercise. Clint could represent Russia, except we do not have a Marvin. By the way, Marvin was a veteran, a Marine, of WWII, fought in the Pacific theater, scout sniper. He was wounded in action, twice. Sniper hit his foot, machine gun rounds hit his back, severing his sciatica nerve. His grave stone reads: PFC Lee Marvin, U.S. Marines, WWII. He was a Democrat.
I like Lee Marvin, especially in comedic roles such as Cat Ballou or Donovan’s Reef. It’s nice that he didn’t choose to elevate acting above all else on his tombstone.
Marvin was in 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines — my old unit.
You know what they say JdL: a bad plan is better than no plan at all….
They believe their own propaganda, they are sure they can win a nuclear war and never ask what will be left worth winning?
Wouldn’t this be thought of as an act of war?… Accident or not….Who the hell is running things here?…
This is what happens when we issue the nuclear football to a senile president.
Our president is truly an asshole.
Our president is acting like the true dickhead that he is.