Moscow preparing response to Kiev's ATACMS attacks - MOD --Ukraine has launched several US-supplied long-range missiles on targets in Russia’s Kursk Region over past three days, the ministry said | 26 Nov 2024 | Russia is preparing a response to Ukrainian ATACMS attacks on Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday. Last week, Joe Biden authorized Kiev to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles against targets deep inside Russia’s internationally recognized borders. In an official statement on Telegram, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past three days, Ukraine’s forces had conducted two long-range strikes on Kursk Region using Western weaponry. On November 23, Kiev reportedly fired five long-range ATACMS missiles at village of Lotaryovka, some 37km northwest of the city of Kursk, targeting the position of an S-400 anti-aircraft missile division. The strike resulted in three casualties and damaged the radar, the ministry said.