UPDATES WITH STATEMENT BY UKRAINE'S GENERAL STAFF
By Elena Teslova
MOSCOW (AA) - The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday said that Ukraine attacked its Bryansk region with six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles last night.
According to a ministry statement, five missiles were shot down by the Russian air defense systems, the sixth was damaged and fell on a military facility in the Bryansk region, triggering a fire.
The fire was extinguished and the fall did not lead to any casualties, the ministry said.
Earlier, Ukraine's General Staff said it struck with ATACMS missiles a military warehouse in Russia's Bryansk region, located about 115 kilometers (71 miles) from the border.
The Ukraine's high command said in a statement that the missiles targeted an ammunition depot of a logistics center near the town of Karachev.
The General Staff claimed that the attack led to a series of at least of 12 explosions, pledging to further carry out attacks on the Russian military facilities.
Brian Nichols, the US assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, confirmed on Tuesday media reports claiming President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use long-range American weapons inside Russia.