Incidents

"Six Atacms Salp": footage

Ukrainian defenders used the US ATACMS to defeat the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Blogger Sergey Sternenko showed what the launch of six such missiles looked. On the night of October 17, the forces of defense hit ATACMS rockets on the Helicopters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, located at the aerodromes in temporarily occupied Berdyansk and Lugansk. On October 18, Ukrainian blogger Sergey Sternenko posted a video of launching the rockets provided by Washington.

"A volley of 6 atacms at a time," he wrote. The published video shows the rockets one by one one after the other and subsequently disappear outside the clouds. "The lesions begin with these lights," the voice comments on the scenes. On October 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky officially confirmed that Ukraine has received a long -range ATACMS missile from US partners. He expressed "special gratitude" to the United States for support.

Later, the white house also confirmed the supply of missiles, but did not report the exact number. ATCMS, which transmitted the defense forces, can strike at a distance of 165 kilometers. On October 17, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lost their equipment in temporarily occupied Berdyansk and Lugansk. In the forces of special operations of the Armed Forces, they declared the successful destruction of nine hostile helicopters, as well as the installation of air defense and ammunition.