Ukraine war briefing: Long-range Atacms missiles on the way, says Zelenskiy


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Russian attack shears Kharkiv TV tower in half; EU ministers urge no complacency after US steps up with aid. What we know on day 790Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine that injured seven people in the Black Sea port of Odesa, two of them children, and also targeted Kyiv, the capital, Ukrainian military officials said early on Tuesday. Several residential buildings in Odesa were damaged and caught fire, said Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region. In Kyiv, air defence systems destroyed...

The Guardian—Ukraine war briefing: Long-range Atacms already hitting Russian forces. Joe Biden gave missiles to Ukraine under prior funding, after the US reportedly warned Russia against using long-range missiles in Ukraine. What we know on day 792Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid...

Breaking Defense—Sullivan says Ukraine supplemental should cover all of 2024, long-range ATACMS now in Ukraine. "We now have a significant number of ATACMS coming off their production line and entering US stocks," Jake Sullivan said today. "And as a result, we can move forward with providing the ATACMS while also sustaining the readiness of the US armed forces.”

BBC News—Ukraine war: US secretly gives Kyiv long-range missiles. Missiles delivered this month have been used to strike Russian targets in Crimea, US media say.