Ukraine fires first batch of US-made long-range missiles into Russia, Kremlin says

Moscow says that Ukrainian forces used President Biden’s light and launched US-made ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) on Russian territory on Tuesday.

Russia says it fired five missiles and damaged a sixth. It added that debris landed on the site of a Russian military base, but there were no injuries or damage other than a small fire. Fox News Digital confirmed the attack with a US official.

Ukraine did not immediately confirm the use of ATACMS on Tuesday, but officials announced the attack on a military base in Russia’s Bryansk region, the region where Moscow says the missiles landed.

This attack happened two days after President Biden authorized Ukraine to use American long-range missiles on Russian soil, which is an escalation that Russian President Putin previously indicated would be an act of war.

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According to an American official, Biden’s decision was inspired by Russia’s decision to invite 10,000 North Korean soldiers to the war against Ukraine in Kursk. A second official told Fox it was unclear whether Biden planned to authorize the use of missiles outside the Kursk region.

The announcement came after Great Britain and France authorized Ukraine to launch SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles, according to French news agency Le Figaro.

Putin has said that giving Ukraine the green light to use missiles would mean that the US and NATO are “at war.”

Putin had previously warned Biden and other Western countries not to increase Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

“The flight assignments of these missile systems, in fact, can only be entered by military personnel from NATO countries. Ukrainian personnel cannot do this. Therefore, it is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian government to hit Russia with these weapons or not. It is a question of taking a decision on whether NATO countries will participate directly in the military conflict or not,” Putin said in September.

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“If this decision is made, it will mean nothing less than the direct participation of NATO countries, the United States, and European countries, in the war in Ukraine,” he added.

Putin has yet to respond to allegations of Ukraine’s use of ATACMS on Russian soil. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Currently, For President-elect Trump The transition team is expected to soon announce a peace ambassador to assist in the talks between Ukraine and Russia. Trump argued on the campaign trail that he could resolve the conflict before taking office.

Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report