A special forces statement said an air defence system and other equipment were hit, as well as a munitions dump, in the cities of Berdyansk and Luhansk.
Dozens of Russian troops were killed or injured in the operation, it added.
There has been no independent confirmation of the attack, and no comment from the Russian military.
Vladimir Rogov, the governor of the of Zaporizhzhia region, said air defence systems "successfully intercepted enemy rockets" over Berdyansk, adding that information about casualties and damage was being checked and would be provided later.
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The Ukrainian forces used US-made long-range ATACMS missiles in an overnight attack on the city of Berdyansk, in the Zaporozhye Region, the leader of the movement We Are Together With Russia, Vladimir Rogov, has said.
ReplyDelete"In Berdyansk, the Zaporozhye Region cluster submunitions M74 of the US tactical missile ATACMS have been found," he wrote on his Telegram channel, without specifying the source of the information. He added that US and Swedish-made GLSDB bombs were also used in the strike on Berdyansk.
On Tuesday, emergency response services in the Zaporozhye Region reported a series of night-time explosions in Berdyansk. Russian air defenses reportedly intercepted the Ukrainian missiles. There were no immediate reports of casualties or destruction.
The US administration has delivered to Ukraine ATACMS tactical missiles with a range of up to 165 km, the White House’s National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement on Tuesday.
ReplyDelete"The United States recently provided Ukraine with a type of ATACMS capable of ranging out to 165 km," she said.
"We believe this will provide a significant boost to Ukraine’s battlefield capabilities without risking our military readiness," the spokesperson added.