He Russian Ministry of Defense announced that in the early hours of Sunday, the region of Bryansk was attacked with six ballistic missiles ATACMSof which five were shot down by air defense systems, while the sixth was damaged.
“The enemy (for Ukraine) attacked an object on the territory of the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles at 03:25. According to confirmed data, operational tactical missiles were used ATACMS. Crews of air defense systems S-400 y Pantsir “They shot down five missiles and damaged another,” the Ministry stated, according to the agency. TASS.
The impact of the fragments of the damaged missile caused a fire at a military installation in the region, which was quickly controlled. “There were no casualties or significant destruction,” authorities added.
Previously, the Ukrainian General Staff had reported, without giving details of the weapons used, about a successful attack against a Russian Army arsenal in Bryansk.
The confirmation of the use of the ATACMS tactical missiles comes after the Kremlin’s announcement this Tuesday about the signing by Vladimir Putin of a decree allowing Moscow to use nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear State if it has the support of atomic powers.
The escalation of tensions coincides with the day 1000 of the Russian offensive in Ukraine and arrives shortly after USA approved the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine to attack military targets within Russian territory.
He Kremlin expressed his rejection of the decision of Washingtoncalling it “reckless” and assuring that there will be a response from Moscow.
According to the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, The changes in Russian nuclear doctrine are already “practically formulated” and will be formalized if necessary, according to statements collected by the state agency TASS.
“It was necessary to align our principles with the current situation,” Peskov said after the announcement.
The doctrinepublished on the legal information portal of the Russian stateexpands the category of military alliances against which Russia will apply the nuclear deterrence strategy.
“The aggression of any State belonging to a military coalition (bloc, alliance) against the Russian Federation and (or) its allies is viewed as an aggression of the coalition as a whole,” points out.
The clauses are considered by analysts as a clear warning to USA and the I’LL TAKEin case they decide to get directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia can resort to nuclear weapons also in case of “massive attack” with warplanescruise missiles, hypersonics, drones and other unmanned devices that violate the country’s airspace.
At the same time, the doctrine emphasizes that Russia sees nuclear weapons as “an instrument of deterrence” of a defensive nature, the use of which is an “extreme and forced measure.”
Putin had announced the changes in nuclear doctrine at the end of September, but promulgated it just when they were fulfilled 1,000 days of fighting in Ukraine.
