Just a few months after three years of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (February 2022), the war is experiencing a scenario of increasing intensity. Today Russia has acknowledged new Ukrainian attacks with American ATACMS missiles (long-range), this time against the Kursk region.
The attacks occurred after Russia launched a hypersonic missile (without a nuclear payload) against Ukraine last week. An offensive that has been intensified this morning after the country governed by Vladimir Putin has launched more than 180 drones against Ukrainian territory.
“According to confirmed data, in recent days The Armed Forces of Ukraine have carried out two attacks with Western weapons long-range against targets in the Kursk region,” the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “Response actions are being prepared.”
The Russian military command has acknowledged that this Saturday kyiv attacked with five ATACMS missiles the positions of an S-400 anti-aircraft missile division near the town of Lotariovka, 37 kilometers northwest of Kursk, the capital of the homonymous region, which had already was attacked a week ago with British Storm Shadow missiles. Of those five missiles, two reached their target and caused damage to a radar and injured military personnel.
Ukraine responds
Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, has reported that “Russia attacked Ukraine and launched a record number of drones”. Specifically, according to the message published on X (formerly Twitter), there are 188 drones that the Kremlin has launched against Ukrainian territory.
“Unfortunately, our critical infrastructure has been damaged and the situation in Ternopil remains complicated”, he pointed out. “All services and repair teams are on site and doing everything they can to help people and restore power as soon as possible.”
kyiv demands more military support
Faced with a context in which the offensive seems to be experiencing a new climbing processUkrainian Foreign Minister Andri Sibiga has called on the G7 to increase military support to Ukraine.
“Due to the expansion of the war in Ukraine, security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are now directly connected,” Sibiga said in a statement from his ministry, referring to the incorporation of Russian troops fighting against Ukraine of about 11,000 North Korean soldiers.
“Russian aggression means a global threat and requires a global responseprimarily through a significant increase in support for Ukraine and through peace through strength.”
