For the first time the Biden administration he authorized Ukraine to use ballistic missiles long-range weapons supplied by the United States for attacks within the Russia. The missiles are known as Army Tactical Missile Systemsor ATACMSand it is likely that they will initially be used against troops Russian And North Koreans to support Ukrainian forces in the region Kurskin the Western RussiaAmerican officials told US media.
The ATACMS I am supersonic ballistic missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers (186 miles). They can carry a warhead containing approx 170 kilograms (375 pounds) of explosives. They are produced by Lockheed Martin and are designed to be launched from a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) or from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), two other systems that the United States provided to Ukraine. THE’ATACMS can hit the Russia deeper than any other Ukrainian missile.
Ukraine also owns the missile Storm Shadow of manufacturing Franco-Britishwhose range is approx 250 kilometers (155 miles), lower than that ofATACMS. United Kingdom And France they denied Ukraine permission to strike targets within the RussiaHowever Paris confirmed its openness to the idea of giving Ukraine the green light to use its weapons to strike military targets in its territory Russian. «We said openly that this was an option that we would consider, that is, to allow you to hit a target from wherever Russia is currently attacking Ukrainian territory. So nothing new on this front”, said the Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot upon his arrival at Foreign Council.