Ukraine Destroys 9 Russian Helicopters Using U.S. ATACMS Missiles

Ukrainian forces conducted strikes on military airfields in Russian-occupied territory overnight on October 17, employing long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) supplied by the US for the first time, according to a report by Daria Shulzhenko in Kyiv Independent.

Ukraine's attack carried out using ATACMS resulted in the destruction of nine helicopters, an air defense system, and an ammunition warehouse. I Photo: U.S. Department of Defense

The targeted locations were near Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Luhansk, as reported by Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

The attack resulted in the destruction of nine helicopters, an air defense system, and an ammunition warehouse, as confirmed by the Special Operations Forces, a division of Ukraine’s Armed Forces responsible for reconnaissance missions and covert operations behind enemy lines.

While the presence of these missiles in Ukraine was previously undisclosed, unnamed US officials confirmed to CNN that the strike had indeed been carried out using ATACMS. Later in the day, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the US for providing ATACMS, acknowledging their precision and effectiveness.

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