From the Guardian liveblog:.
Zelenskiy confirms Kyiv used US-provided ATACMS missiles
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has confirmed that Kyiv did use US-provided long-range army tactical missile systems (ATACMS) missiles (see earlier post at 15.20).
“Today, special thanks to the United States. Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. Very accurately – ATACMS missiles proved themselves,” he said in his nightly address.
This marks the first officially confirmed usage of the ATACMS in Ukraine. Kyiv has repeatedly asked the US for ATACMS.
Fired from a mobile launcher, the missiles can hit targets up to 190 miles (300km) away, allowing Ukrainian forces to strike far beyond the front lines. Potential targets include command headquarters, weapons depots and supply networks, including railways.
BBC News - Vladimir Putin feted at Xi Jinping’s global Belt and Road summit
As the Irish say: Aithníonn ciaróg ciaróg eile - “one cockroach knows another”.
Asking North Korea to help one out sort of undermines one’s claims to be a superpower.
Quick! Check him for MSG!
Crosspost from…
The UOC – which is distinct from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU)
… I feel like there is a Monty Python joke in here somewhere
