official confirmation from the Pentagon, for what purposes they will be used, details about ATACMS, Russia’s response: Politics: World: Lenta.ru

Permission Armed Forces Ukraine (AFU) for missile strikes deep into Russian territory ATACMSpreviously issued by the American government, officially confirmed V Pentagon on the evening of Tuesday, November 26th. This was reported by a representative of the US Department of Defense Patrick Ryder.

He explained that long-range weapons will primarily be used for targets in the Kursk region.

Kyiv could receive missiles produced in the 90s

RIA Novosti journalists found outthat the ATACMS transferred to Kyiv were probably produced back in the 1990s and were modernized at least twice to extend their useful life. Such data were obtained as a result of studying the fragments of these missiles found in the Russian border area.

Thus, according to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missiles found in the Kursk region were produced by Lockheed Martin Vought Systems. Under this name the company was listed as a military contractor. USA until 1999. After that, it changed its name to Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. Manufacturer’s name of ATACMS found on site RFindicates that the missiles were most likely produced in the late 1990s, when the US Army began purchasing them in large quantities.

It is known that the service life of this rocket is 10 years. The agency clarifies that the cost of restoring the service life of each unit is about $1 million.

Russia is preparing a response to the ATACMS attack

The Russian Ministry of Defense responded to the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with American missiles deep into the territory of the country and stated about preparing a response. At the same time, the department did not specify what kind of reaction would follow the attack. The Defense Department assured that the situation with attacks by American weapons is completely under control.

According to the ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine twice attacked Kursk region over the past few days with US long-range weapons. At the end of last week, Kyiv released five ATACMS in the area of ​​the village of Lotarevka, 37 kilometers from Kursk. Two shells reached the target. The second strike with these weapons a few days later hit the Kursk-Vostochny airfield. In total, seven ATACMS were released across Russia at that time. Several Russian soldiers were injured during both attacks.

After the lifting of the US ban for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on strikes deep into Russia with long-range Western weapons, the Russian side responded to the first attacks applied the latest medium-range missile system “Oreshnik”. It is known about this weapon that it has no analogues in the world.