Russia said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces fired US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) into Russia’s Kursk Oblast twice in recent days and vowed there would be a response.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired five ATACMS against Russian S-400 missile defense systems on November 23. The ministry said air defenses intercepted three missiles while two hit their targets, resulting in the damage of a radar station and the injury of several Russian troops.
Two days later, on November 25, Ukrainian forces fired eight ATACMS at a Russian airfield in Kursk. The ministry said seven were intercepted while one hit its target, damaging infrastructure and wounding two Russian soldiers.
The Defense Ministry said that “retaliatory actions are being prepared.” Last week, Ukraine launched its first ATACMS strike on Russian territory, targeting the Bryansk Oblast. In response to that strike and Ukraine also firing British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, the Russian military fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile at a military factory in Ukraine.
When discussing the ATACMS and Storm Shadow attacks, Putin said Russia had a right to strike the military facilities of the countries that are supplying such missiles to Ukraine, demonstrating how the NATO-supported long-range strikes in Russia risk World War III and nuclear escalation.
“We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities,” Putin said. “If anyone else doubts this, then they are wrong – there will always be a response.”
ATACMS have a range of about 190 miles, and Storm Shadows can hit targets up to 155 miles away. Both missiles require intelligence from Ukraine’s Western backers to be fired, meaning that NATO is now directly supporting strikes on Russian territory.
While the strikes risk nuclear escalation, US officials have admitted the capability is not expected to alter the course of the war, and Ukraine is said to only have a limited supply of the ATACMS and Storm Shadows.
Best not to pour gasoline on the fire…!
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2024/11/25/the-utter-and-total-insanity-of-western-leadership/
How many Americans are focused on a move to Russia if a nuclear conflict is avoided?
https://www.movetorussia.com/
I would say none…! The safest place would be southern hemisphere…!
For a while. Some advice – don't bother with any signals received from the Seattle area.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Beach_(novel)
I read a Charles Bausman piece that mentions 1,000,000 Americans, predominantly males, are preparing to move. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/08/22/orthodox-priest-jan-6-participant-supports-russian-government-scheme-enticing-conservatives
The Southern Hemisphere could be safe except for Banana Republic-style governments and the bribes required to maintain safety.
Where would the billionaire oligarchs flee to if the Russians would wipe out the Hampton home steads and not to forget the yachts and such things. And there is NYC and Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and not to forget to decapitate the Pentagon, and some other military targets.
The Hamptons should be priority, that is where war-profiteers are neighbors, priority targets, nuclear or otherwise. They desperately need to get a taste of what war is like.
Peter Thiel has a mansion in New Zealand. Doug Casey has homes in Argentina and Uraguay.
Hitler reserved space in hell for them and with special honor for Netanyahu, he is tops I was told.
Argentina. That's why the s-elected Milei.
Mars would be a nice planet and distance for sadistic deranged people, of course to burn in hell for eternity would be best.
I can’t find better words to express my disgust.
I’m sure Musk and many of his acolytes think that way. Sadly for them Mars (or any other planet I know of) is not “terraformable”. There is no planet B.
But then there are those who dream of suicidally bringing Armaggedon about (Christian Zionists notably, who are organized and powerful).
While the strikes risk nuclear escalation, US officials have admitted the capability is not expected to alter the course of the war, and Ukraine is said to only have a limited supply of the ATACMS and Storm Shadows.
But, what the fuck, let's do it anyway. Since there is no nuclear war today that must mean there will never be one. Great logic. Like thinking you're never going to die because you haven't died yet.
Yes, the people making decisions in Western nations are truly retarded.
What is it with you that West and not Russia is the one to blame for everything?
Don't you think that Putin shares as much if not more of the responsibility?
Has Biden made nuclear threats for the last three years?
Did Biden or Ukraine fire ballistic missiles into Russia?
Why can you all be objective with your posts?
No wonder everyone thinks you are nothing but Russian trolls here.
Did you even read what I said? Especially the part I emphasized. Once more the US is admitting that the "limited" supply of these weapons won't alter the course of the war but for some reason they continue on. Reminds one of the failed counteroffensive that the US knew wouldn't work but encouraged Ukraine to carry it out anyway. Notice a trend here? The US doesn't give two shits about the Ukrainians, and you apparently don't either. Instead, you just want to call people Russian trolls even though they are most likely more concerned about the Ukrainians than you. I know I am.
You're wasting your breath. She doesn't know what's going on and she doesn't want to know what's going on. Like millions of Americans, unfortunately. Putin Derangement Syndrome.
This is going to be the end. The most likely scenario is that Russia goes to direct war against NATO, striking British and US targets somewhere, which should quickly escalate to nuclear war. Russia may try to avoid (delay) triggering NATO's article 5 by striking military bases south of the Tropic of Cancer or otherwise outside the North Atlantic basin scope of the treaty, maybe something like An Tanf (illegal US base in Syria) or the British bases in Cyprus (just a wild guess) but it's hard to imagine how this will not quickly escalate into total war before the year is over, really.
The Cossacks only respect warriors who can outmatch them in the field of battle. The Rus unfortunately must step up, otherwise these strikes will continue.
Get used to the ATACMS pretty quick, Russia, because Tomahawks are right around the corner. Also French and British troop deployments.
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly has passed a resolution calling for the provision of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/comment/request-for-tomahawk-what-does-nato-pa-resolution-1732660894.html
France and the UK are now seriously considering sending their military to Ukraine. https://youtu.be/ktLdwVuWXgw?t=52
Nervous, Russia?
"Every country of Europe is sovereign". Reached as far as that: what a joke!
You're sleepwalking us towards a massive European conflict (and the related fascist repression, and thus unavoidable class war and eventual revolution against this neo-Tsarism of NATO). It will end up very badly and at this pace it may well end, as in "nuclear end", before Christmas.
Ukraine is said to only have a limited supply of the ATACMS and Storm Shadows
Miss this part? Supplying Ukraine with not enough weaponry to actually win the war has been ongoing since day one. Without direct help from the US/NATO, Ukraine can't win. And direct help from the US/NATO will lead to a very large war. But let's go with NATO not being afraid of Putin anymore. That'll work (/s).
Insanity, Look for a Russian nuke test of Hazel soon!
Biden's administration is crawling with Acne.
Ukraine settlement ‘long way off’ – Lavrov — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union https://www.rt.com/russia/608257-lavrov-ukraine-peace-putin/
Depending on what's been reported in Russian media and what's believed by readers and scientific analysts, the Russians may have one or two non-nuclear missiles with a lethality beyond the Oreshnik.
Regrettably, the only assumed method Russia can covey a point to Washington and hope it's permanently embedded in America's MIC is simultaneous missile launches on multiple targets in as many NATO jurisdictions.
Moscow can determine how far NATO and Biden want to escalate and how quickly the Kremlin will wade through Brussels' and Washington's faux party lines. This may lead to a timely resolution towards Russia's peaceful aspirations and the collapse of America's financial system.
Then again, time is a friend to Russia.