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Ukraine Uses U.S. ATACMS Inside Russia as Russian Barrage Kills 25 in Ternopil

Kyiv’s cross-border use of ATACMS follows reported U.S. policy changes allowing such strikes.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed it struck military targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied ATACMS and signaled the long-range capability will continue.
  • Russia said its air defenses shot down four ATACMS over Voronezh with debris damaging buildings but causing no casualties, and it claimed to have hit two launchers in Kharkiv region.
  • A large overnight Russian assault used more than 470 drones and 48 missiles, with at least 25 people, including three children, killed and 73 injured in Ternopil as rescue operations continued.
  • Ukraine’s Air Defense Forces reported neutralizing 483 incoming threats, including 442 drones, 34 Kh-101 cruise missiles, and seven Kalibr missiles.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force identified Kh-101 cruise missiles as striking Ternopil’s apartment blocks, while NATO states scrambled jets near the border and the UN Security Council scheduled a session to address the attacks.