Ukraine don fire di US-supplied long range missiles into Russia, defence ministry talk

Di US signal say Ukraine get permission to fire di Atacms into Russia on Monday Russia talk say Ukraine don fire US-supplied long-range missiles into di country, a day afta Washington give its permission for such attacks.

Ukraine use di Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) in a strike on Russia Bryansk region dis morning, di ministry of defence for Moscow talk.

Five missiles dem shoot down and one damage, with its fragments causing fire for military facility for di region, e talk.

Di strike represent di first time di long-range missiles don dey used on Russia internationally-recognised territory afta Washington signal say Ukraine get permission to do so.

Russia don vow to “react accordingly.”

On Tuesday, Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov talk say Russia go “proceed from di understanding” say di missiles dey operated by “American military experts.”

“We go dey take dis as renewed face of di western war against Russia and we go react accordingly,” e talk for press conference for di G20 for Rio de Janeiro.

Moscow talk on Monday say any strikes inside its territory with di US missiles go prompt “appropriate and tangible response.”

Ukraine don already dey use Atacms for Russian-occupied areas of its own territory for more than a year.

Di missiles fit hit targets at range of up to 300km (186 miles) and dem dey difficult to intercept.

Kyiv now fit strike deeper into Russia using di missiles, including around di Kursk region, wia Ukrainian forces hold over 1,000 sq km of territory.

Ukrainian and US officials reportedly dey expect counter-offensive for di region.

How long-range missiles striking Russia fit affect Ukraine war

For statement, Russia defence ministry talk say di strike launch at 03:25 (00:25 GMT).

Fire wey fall debris from one of di missiles cause quickly extinguish and no casualties dey, e talk.

Ukraine military earlier confirm say dem don strike ammunition warehouse for di Russian region of Bryansk, but dem no specify whether Atacms dem use.

E talk say di attack, on depot around 100km from di border near di town of Karachev, cause 12 secondary explosions.

Meanwhile, earlier on Tuesday, Putin approve changes to Russia nuclear doctrine, set out new conditions under which di country go consider using its arsenal.

E now talk say attack from non-nuclear state, if backed by nuclear power, go dey treated as joint assault on Russia.

Lavrov talk say Ukrainian attack on Russia with U.S. missiles na Western escalation

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov don talk on Tuesday say attack on Russia Bryansk region by Ukraine using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles na clear signal say di West wan escalate di Ukraine conflict.

“Di fact be say ATACMS dem use repeatedly for di Bryansk region overnight na, of course, signal say dem wan escalate,” Lavrov, dey speak for Rio de Janeiro, tell reporters.

“Without di Americans, e dey impossible to use these high-tech missiles, as Putin don repeatedly talk,” Lavrov talk.

Putin come talk on Sept. 12 say Western approval for such Ukrainian strikes go mean “di direct involvement of NATO countries.

Di United States and European countries for di war for Ukraine” bicos NATO military infrastructure and personnel go dey involved in di targeting and firing of di missiles.

Russia talk on Tuesday say Ukraine don fire six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles into its western Bryansk region.

Lavrov talk say e hope Moscow new nuclear doctrine, in which President Vladimir Putin lower di threshold for nuclear strike, go dey attentively read.

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