Ukraine has carried out a devastating attack on Russian air assets using US-supplied ATACMS missiles. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhny, shared footage of the missile launches directed towards Russian positions. The strikes targeted airfields in Berdyansk and Luhansk, resulting in heavy damage to Russian military helicopters. The US has reportedly sent about 20 ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, with plans for regular deliveries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the use of the highly sought-after Army Tactical Missile System, stating that the weapons have 'proven themselves'. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the transfer of ATACMS missiles a 'mistake' by the US.
⚡️Kuleba: ATACMS deliveries to increase, 'optimistic' that F-16s will arrive beginning of 2024. The U.S. will keep delivering Army Tactical Missiles Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine on a consistent basis, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Oct. 19. https://t.co/fKUfy7SP8K
🚀 UKRAINE SET TO GET ATACMS MISSILES ON REGULAR BASIS - FOREIGN MINISTER Full Story → https://t.co/jAjBH94PqJ Ukraine will receive U.S.-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles on a regular basis, its foreign minister said on Thursday, two days after Kyiv confirmed using them for… https://t.co/HGWWiZ6HtB https://t.co/8E43TSWjf6
🇺🇦 UKRAINE WILL RECEIVE U.S.-SUPPLIED LONG-RANGE ATACMS MISSILES ON A REGULAR BASIS, ITS FOREIGN MINISTER SAID ON THURSDAY
Missile hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet weapon stockpiles https://t.co/WM844NVyxU
The Ukrainian military used U.S.-supplied long range missiles for the first time to strike Russian airbases: https://t.co/hgh275t7TG
🇺🇸The US will regularly provide Ukraine with long-range #ATACMS missiles, as announced by Foreign Minister Dmytro #Kuleba. This is a direct result of the agreements reached between Volodymyr #Zelensky and Joe #Biden during their personal meeting in Washington at the end of… https://t.co/WhxplehppL https://t.co/TfL7SRgUnd
Range of Russian missile systems in the Eastern Mediterranean https://t.co/EZAizzm94y
Ukraine’s Investigative Project "Schemes" published satellite images from #PlanetLabs showing #Berdiansk Airfield and #Luhansk International Airport after the #ATACMS missile attacks. https://t.co/DaPTC5efuR
The "Schemes" project published satellite images of the airfield in Berdiansk and the airport in Luhansk before and after the AFU missile strikes. https://t.co/Z6IRyL9KUE
Satellite images taken after Ukraine’s October 17 attack on the Berdyansk airfield appear to show damage. Ukraine most likely used newly provided ATACMS missiles in the strike. https://t.co/x1AmOEP22o
Destruction From Ukraine’s First ATACMS Strike Now Apparent https://t.co/83sVPvpSV7
New detailed satellite 🛰️ images from the Berdyansk Helicopter Base strike, Ukraine’s 🇺🇦 first ATACMS strike https://t.co/46KM6WwClo
ZELENSKIY CONFIRMS KYIV USED US-PROVIDED ATACMS MISSILES (Reuters) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Kyiv has used U.S.-provided long-range Army Tacticle Missile System (ATACMS) missiles. https://t.co/gcDYenKC4i
The Ukrainian army shows a salvo of 6 ATACMS missiles. Apparently, the Americans handed over a slightly larger number of these missiles than stated in their statements. https://t.co/OY8Qan1xBM
The New York Times reports US 🇺🇸 has transferred about 20 ATACMS missiles to Ukraine 🇺🇦 At total of 11 ATACMS were fired as shown in videos. Yesterday, Associated Press wrote that US sent 11 or less ATACMS to Ukraine in the previous days. It appears that more ATACMS have arrived https://t.co/DTXJHWSXl3
⚡️Ukrainian forces launching 6 ATACMS missiles at one time from HIMARS launchers https://t.co/uHJfPl5IX1
New satellite imagery of Russian-occupied Berdyansk airport shows several burned areas following Ukraine's strike on the site with ATACMS. Higher resolution imagery is needed to confirm the extent of the damage, but several helicopters have moved since the strike. https://t.co/FyDx7u2V4N
The United States has confirmed the transfer of ATACMS limited-range missiles to Kyiv. As reported by AFP, Ukraine received no more than 12 missiles. One part of the rockets was used to attack the military airfields in Berdyansk and Lugansk
⚡️ Putin calls ATACMS transfer to Ukraine 'mistake,' admits missiles pose 'additional threat.' Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Oct. 18 that the U.S. made a "great mistake" by providing Ukraine with ATACMS long-range missiles, which have reportedly dealt significant… https://t.co/nzb2Iu6Gzj
The US delivered approximately 20 ATACMS missiles to Ukraine - The New York Times https://t.co/Q9wIQteond https://t.co/wAvSFFjoe3
“Two Western officials said the United States had sent about 20 of the missiles to Ukraine.” https://t.co/APEm43C2ao
The delivery of #ATACMS to #Ukraine took place secretly because the AFU wanted to take the #Russians by surprise - The New York Times Two Western officials told the newspaper that the U.S. had supplied Kyiv with about 20 missiles in cluster munition modifications, each carrying… https://t.co/KibuyBgTYN https://t.co/XqntSaECKs
Ukraine's military shared video they say shows their first use of US long-range missiles against Russian forces. It said the ATACMS missiles inflicted heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas https://t.co/geN5q3VtWY https://t.co/Il8IjXkziQ
#Putin reacted to the transfer of long-range #ATACMS missiles to #Ukraine, calling it a "mistake" by the USA. He added that the Russians would be able to shoot them down, Russia state media reported. 📷: AFP https://t.co/Y5DHQTbFOD
The United States has transferred about 20 ATACMS missiles with cluster warheads to Ukraine, the New York Times has reported. https://t.co/5oH3ddfCFL
⚡️NYT: US delivered 20 ATACMS to Ukraine. The U.S. has provided around 20 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Oct. 18, citing two Western officials.
🚀RESULTS OF ATTACKS on the airfields of Berdyansk and Luhansk🚀 As a result of the attack on the night of October 17, 2023 on the airfields of Berdyansk and Luhansk, during which tactical ballistic missiles of the MGM-140A ATACMS Block 1 type (containing 950 combat elements of… https://t.co/MYWnFp3bgJ https://t.co/CCQtpKLwVo
Per NYT, citing two Western officials, the United States sent about 20 ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. https://t.co/kJ7SpiKbqa
Ukrainian forces used US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time, inflicting heavy damage on two airfields in Russian-occupied areas, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying that the weapons had ‘proven themselves’ https://t.co/geN5q3W1Mw https://t.co/kPmNWsl9uA
Ukraine releases a video of the launch of its first ATACMS attack against Russia positions. The airfields in temporarily occupied Luhansk & Berdyansk were targeted, resulting in the destruction on around 10 Russian helicopters The power of an ATACMS-launch is something else... https://t.co/cXFyXSwSOM
Preliminary satellite imagery battle damage assessment of ATACMS strike on Berdyansk airbase, courtesy of @hwtnv. ⬇️ https://t.co/tKpoPHT8MC
Turns out ATACMS was a bust, as expected. This morning the Ukrainians launched a major strike on the Berdyansk airfield - a major base for Russian army aviation (read helicopters) - with their new ATACMS missiles and GL-SDB long-range glide bombs. The results were unimpressive.… https://t.co/2GXCo91LvI https://t.co/rQAtNKAObH
Ukraine uses long-range US missiles against Russian forces for first time https://t.co/uRH0kE1qxH https://t.co/xtU9o4oFBL
Ukraine-Russia 10/17/23: - Ukraine struck Russian-occupied airfields in Berdyansk and Luhansk with MGM-140A ATACMS BLK 1(s). Prior to the announcements, visual evidence of the M74 APAM submunitions and canisters provided by RU telegrams, confirmed its use. - Post strike, UA… https://t.co/4VKdZIXk0C https://t.co/jl0jn7yecq
The Ukrainian military is now in the possession of a highly sought-after Army Tactical Missile System, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Tuesday, and it reportedly used them to carry out long-range strikes against Russian forces. https://t.co/NzCHqee33T
Fewer than a dozen ATACMS missiles got into Ukraine 🇺🇦 within the last few days, say US 🇺🇸 officials (AP) If this report is accurate, it means Ukraine has received 11 ATACMS or less, and they have up to 6 left after using at least 5 ATACMS overnight, but more could be on the way https://t.co/vbQpmG6wMV
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense releases the first footage of launches of American ATACMS missiles last night towards Berdiansk https://t.co/wZpOpwqkdu
White House, Ukrainian military confirm provision of ATACMS to Ukraine Read here: https://t.co/Dg5KNpGOEg https://t.co/MzhO0FOXe7
A top Zelensky aide has shared a video said to be of the US-provided ATACMS being launched by Ukraine’s military. Likely the first ever use of the missiles in Ukraine. https://t.co/8H4PEpCIv1
⚡️ Zelensky: ATACMS have proven themselves on battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the U.S. during an addres for providing Army Tactical Missiles Systems (ATACMS), which saw their first use in battle earlier in the day, saying they were have "proven themselves."
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have shared the first official video of ATACMS being launched in Ukraine. Video: Valerii Zaluzhnyi via Telegram https://t.co/8wAnRCDqZQ
Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war. https://t.co/PM89kovRU6
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have shared the first official video of ATACMS being launched in Ukraine. Video: Valery Zaluzhny via Telegram https://t.co/NCpBtGnc16
⚡️ The White House has confirmed the transfer of ATACMS missiles with a range of 165 km to Ukraine, claiming that this will "significantly increase the combat potential" of the AFU. The AFU commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has published a video of the launch of ATACMS… https://t.co/nk547nSqjA https://t.co/VT0NebwElK
The first video of 3 ATACMS being fired by Ukraine 🇺🇦 overnight https://t.co/TmbF5Bo7cL
JUST RELEASED: Video of ATACMS launch, from General Zaluzhny https://t.co/Fk6r9Xp7TI https://t.co/hSLaHfCeMq
⚡️The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy #Zaluzhny, shared footage #of ATACMS missile launches directed towards Russian positions. https://t.co/OEHxumMSur
First footage Ukraine ATACMS launch. https://t.co/pz7SPBf6Ko
⚡️ Ukraine uses ATACMS for first time in strikes on Russian forces in Luhansk, Berdiansk. Ukraine struck Russian forces with U.S.-supplied long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), marking their first usage on the battlefield. https://t.co/3GtP4ElvN0
Ukraine has used US ATACMS missiles that were secretly shipped to Kyiv to strike Russian military helicopters and airfields deep inside occupied territory, marking what Kremlin bloggers said was one of the most devastating bombardments of the war so far. https://t.co/CEEEzZSUTu