Kiev fires ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk Region - MOD --Air defenses have intercepted five US-made projectiles and damaged another, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said | 19 Nov 2024 | The Ukrainian military has launched multiple U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk Region, some of which have been intercepted, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. Joe Biden reportedly authorized the use of American-supplied weapons for strikes deep inside Russia last week. Moscow had previously said that long-range strikes with Western weapons would constitute a direct war between NATO and Russia. According to the statement, Kiev fired six long-range ballistic missiles identified as ATACMS early on Tuesday morning. Five of them were intercepted with S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems, while another was damaged and hit the ground at a Russian military site in Bryansk Region, causing a fire that was quickly dealt with.