Russia's going to have to make hard choices now that Ukraine has deadly ATACMS cluster missiles, experts say

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 16:52

A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time — A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Tuesday of ATACMS in use.
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Ukraine's first ATACMS strike dealt a harsh blow to Russian airpower and other military assets.
Experts say the new missiles, which Kyiv secretly got from the US, now create a dilemma for Russia.
Moscow will have to weigh how to best protect its vulnerable targets without limiting their usage.

After a long and seemingly frustrating wait, Ukraine finally got its hands on high-profile MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems — commonly known as ATACMS — from the US and then used them to hammer Russian airbases and destroy helicopters.