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We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,
Putin said in his first comments since President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the green light this month to use U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike at limited targets inside Russia
Russia reserves the right to use weapons against military targets in countries permitting strikes on Russian soil,
Putin said
Modern air defense systems that exist in the world and anti-missile defenses created by the Americans in Europe can’t intercept such missiles,
Putin declared in an icy and menacing tone
You’re dropping multiple independently targetable warheads, MIRVs, at extremely high speed, so even Patriot will struggle to basically intercept those,
he saidIt is obvious that Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground for weapons that threaten the world.”
Zelenskyy pointed to the strike as a sign of Moscow’s broader strategy, stating
The Russian Federation tested a medium-range ballistic missile, known as Oreshnik, during its operation in Ukraine,
he saidTwo people were wounded - a 57-year-old man was treated on the scene and a 42-year-old woman was hospitalised,
said the official, Sergiy Lysak
This is all about the political effect. This is not about the military value,
Hoffmann told AFPIt is another example of reckless behaviour from Russia, which only serves to strengthen our resolve in terms of standing by Ukraine for as long as it takes,
a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reportersHe disregards calls from China, Brazil, European countries, the US and other countries,
Zelenskyy stated
Russia can only blame itself for the consequences of its decision to attack Ukraine,
the spokesperson concludedWhile we take all threats against Ukraine seriously, it is important to keep a few key facts in mind: Russia likely possesses only a handful of these experimental missiles,
the official told Fox News Digital
The missiles attack targets at a speed of MACH 10. That's 2.5 miles per second,
Putin said according to a translation
It is an important move and it pulls against, undermines the narrative that Putin had been trying to establish that it was fine for Russia to rain down Iranian drones and North Korean missiles on Ukraine but a reckless escalation for Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons at legitimate targets in Russia.
Peter Ricketts, a former U.K. national security adviser who now sits in the House of Lords, said
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Today, our crazy neighbour once again showed what he really is,
Ukrainian President Zelensky saidWe will decide on the further deployment of medium- and shorter-range missiles depending on the actions of the United States and its satellites,
Putin stressed
No existing missile defence systems”, including those in Europe, will be able to intercept Russian ballistic missiles like the Oreshnik
Putin saidToday, our insane neighbour has once again shown what they truly are, and how they despise dignity, freedom, and human life itself,
Zelensky addedFor humanitarian reasons”, Russia will warn Ukrainian civilians to “leave the danger zones” should Moscow target other facilities in the country with ballistic missiles
Putin saidIt is a base that serves the purpose of defence, not attack,
Mr Wronski said