ESCALATION:The Russian Defense Ministry reported the first strike by ATACMS missiles on the Bryansk region.
The Russian Defense Ministry says five such missiles were shot down and another was damaged. The debris fell on the "technical territory of a military facility," causing a fire.
CONFIRMATION BY RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY: Tonight at 3.25 the enemy struck a target in the Bryansk region with six ballistic missiles.
According to confirmed data, American-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles were used .
As a result of the anti-missile battle, combat crews of the S-400 air defense missile system and the Pantsir air defense missile and gun system shot down five missiles and damaged one .
Its fragments fell on the technical territory of a military facility in the Bryansk region, causing a fire that was quickly extinguished.
There are no casualties or damage.
— Ministry of Defense of Russia
The ATACMS cluster munition can be heard detonating in the Russian Bryansk region.
We can assume that the missile worked as intended, since the cluster submunitions explode in the way they’re supposed to.
Likely one missile actually hit where it was aimed at, unless it detonated too early or off course due to the interceptions … but it’s not likely.
-> Well, we’re all waiting what the response will be. It likely will not be instant, but rather though through and cold … we’ll see I guess.
WW3: The attack on Russia was done using US-made MGM-140 ATACMS missiles to strike the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) arsenal in Karachev, Bryansk Oblast.
As previously noted, Ukraine is not able to Programm these missiles themselves but American personnel has to do that.
Hence the US just entered the war?
Mike