Senior Pentagon officials have confirmed that Ukraine may utilize the long-range ATACMS missiles provided by the United States to target Russian military assets in Crimea, The New York Times reported on April 25.
Summary: The U.S. has secretly delivered long-range MGM-14 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine, enhancing Kyiv's military capabilities against Russian forces. -These missiles, which can reach speeds of Mach-3.
The US hopes that the allies' decision to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will encourage Germany to make a similar decision about its Taurus cruise missiles. Source: an anonymous American official on 25 April,
The Kremlin said Thursday that Ukraine's access to long-range weapons, including ATACMS provided by the United States, would not fundamentally change the outcome of the conflict, now in its third year.
The United States did not announce the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian side. Source: Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State,
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has credible intelligence that Russia plans to disrupt the Global Peace Summit to be held in Switzerland in June.