🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺BREAKING: UKRAINE LAUNCHES FIRST LONG-RANGE STRIKE ON RUSSIA
They have reportedly launched at least one ATACMS missile into Russia.
It’s unknown at present the target of the strike.
Source: Reuters pic.twitter.com/9mM9EJCch8
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 19, 2024
The long range missiles that hit Russia require NATO to select the targets and hit fire on their system, it also uses US satellites for communication.
It was launched from Ukraine but targeted and controlled by NATO. That's why this is a big deal.
— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) November 19, 2024
Ukraine has launched its first-ever long-range ATACMS missile strike into Russian territory. The missile, with a range of 190 miles, targeted a munitions storage facility near Karachev, Bryansk Oblast, located over 70 miles from the Ukrainian border. This marks a significant escalation in the conflict.
The strike was carried out using NATO-controlled targeting and fire systems, with the use of US satellites for communication. NATO selected the target, which was Russia’s 67th arsenal of the Russian Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU).
President Joe Biden had previously authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons against Russian territory, signaling NATO’s expanded support for Ukraine’s defense strategy.
The missile strike, confirmed by Ukraine’s Andriy Kovalenko via Telegram, was reportedly part of a coordinated drone-missile attack. The target was a key munitions depot, aimed at disrupting Russian military operations and logistics.
🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸PUTIN TO BIDEN: NUCLEAR CHECKMATE
Putin has authorized Russia to use nuclear weapons against any country that uses ballistic missiles inside of Russia…which makes sense as a threat against Zelensky and Ukraine after Biden gave them the green light to use long-range… https://t.co/DvkwJyFVdk pic.twitter.com/8ypSXlFEDK
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 19, 2024
They‘re U.S. missiles being fired with U.S. satellites, and U.S. training, and the Biden admin seems to think because it’s a Ukrainian finger pressing the button, only Ukrainian cities will be leveled in retaliation. Quite a gamble on Putin’s good graces.
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 19, 2024
In response, Russian media reported that President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing for the use of nuclear weapons under broader criteria, further intensifying the conflict. The strike illustrates Ukraine’s growing ability to strike deep within Russia, despite NATO’s indirect involvement through targeted control.
JUST IN: 🇷🇺
Putin signed decree approving nuclear weapons use under broader criteria — TASS
Great… 🤨 pic.twitter.com/tqBY51cxiK
— Radar🚨 (@RadarHits) November 19, 2024
"We must push Russia towards just peace"
President Zelenskiy addresses the European Parliament in Brussels, as Ukraine reportedly hits Russia with Western-made missiles for the first time pic.twitter.com/3b6y3rLLGb
— Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) November 19, 2024
Its probably a good time to familiarize oneself with the
Tsar bomb.Effects:
Created a fireball approximately 8 km in diameter.
Shock wave traveled around the Earth three times.
Thermal radiation could cause third-degree burns at 100 km away.
The mushroom cloud reached about… pic.twitter.com/H9LONGpgs0— The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 19, 2024
Sources:
BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60799352
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-launches-first-long-range-strike-russia-2024-11-18/
AOL News: https://www.aol.com/news/putin-lowers-bar-using-nuclear-094404142.html
AP News: https://apnews.com/article/russia-nuclear-doctrine-putin-91f20e0c9b0f9e5eaa3ed97c35789898
RTÉ: https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1119/1481746-ukraine-russia-war/