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Ukraine Using ATACMS Missiles To Strike Inside Russia Now On The Table

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 10, 2024 5:39 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will tell Ukraine it can use U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles inside Russia, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said.

“I talked to Blinken two days ago, and he is traveling with his counterpart from the UK [Foreign Secretary David Lammy] to Kyiv to basically tell them that they will allow them [to hit Russia with ATACMS]” Michael McCaul (R-Texas) told Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke on Friday. Brufke tweeted the comment on Tuesday.

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul said “I talked to Blinken two days ago, and he is traveling with his counterpart from the UK to Kyiv to basically tell them that they will allow them [to hit Russia with ATACMS]” during an interview with me at #TribFest24 on Friday. https://t.co/ZBjzXOG4IE — Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) September 10, 2024

The statement is accurate according to a McCaul/House Foreign Affairs Committee aide.

“The chairman said that at the Tribune Fest” in Texas, the aide confirmed to The War Zone Tuesday morning.

So far, the Biden administration has prohibited Ukraine from using ATACMS – which have a range of nearly 200 miles depending on the variant -inside Russia. Likewise, the U.K. will not allow Ukraine to use donated Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles in Russia.

Blinken was asked during a Tuesday media briefing about whether the Biden administration will change its ATACMS policy.

“So all I can tell you is we’ll be listening intently to our Ukrainian partners,” he said. “We’ll both be reporting back to the prime minister, to President Biden in the coming days. And I fully anticipate this is something they’ll take up when they meet on Friday.”

Blinken hinted at the Biden administration leaving the door open to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia.

“So I think a hallmark from day one of our efforts to support Ukraine against this aggression is to work to make sure that they have what they need when they need it to be most effective in dealing with the Russian aggression,” he said. “And I think that you’ve seen – again from day one – that we have continuously adjusted and adapted based on the battlefield conditions, based on what Russia was doing in a given place and by given means. And that’s been a through-line in everything that we’ve done.”

However, a U.S. official told The War Zone that “there is no change to our policy governing the use of ATACMS.”

U.K. MoD officials took a similar stance.

“There has been no change in the U.K.’s position” regarding Storm Shadows, an MoD official told The War Zone Tuesday morning. “We have been providing military aid to support Ukraine’s clear right of self-defense against Russia’s illegal attacks in accordance with international humanitarian law. We are clear that equipment provided by the U.K. is intended for the defense of Ukraine.”

The Biden administration has allowed Ukraine to use Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) munitions fired by the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) provided to Ukraine. They have a range of up to about 50 miles.

Unlike the U.S. and Ukraine, the Netherlands announced that it has no such preclusions.

Ukraine can strike anywhere in Russia using weapons provided by the Netherlands, that nation’s defense minister said, a ccording to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .

Ruben Brekelmans said permission to strike inside Russia includes the use of the F-16 Vipers the Netherlands is providing to Ukraine and called on other Western countries to lift restrictions on the use of weapons they supply to Ukraine.

“Ukraine has the right to self-defense,” he said. “If the country is attacked from border areas or Russian airfields, it can target [those] military objects.”

Brekelmans added that this also applies to enemy missiles, which can be intercepted by Dutch weapons over Russia.

Ukraine can use Dutch weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation, – Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmanshas said He specified that the authorization to strike Russia also applies to F-16 fighter jets. "If Ukraine is attacked from border areas or from Russian… pic.twitter.com/c05aRoITIa — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 10, 2024

There has been talk that Iran’s provision of ballistic missiles to Russi a would spur the administration to change its ATACMS policy.

Blinken on Tuesday became the latest U.S. official to confirm Russia has received those weapons.

“We’ve warned Tehran publicly, we’ve warned Tehran privately, that taking this step would be a dangerous escalation,” Blinken said . “Dozens of Russian military personnel have been trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, which has a maximum range of 75 miles. Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine against Ukrainians.”

BREAKING: Blinken confirms Russia has received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran "and will likely use them within weeks in Ukraine." — Elizabeth Hagedorn (@ElizHagedorn) September 10, 2024

In response to Iran providing Russia with ballistic missiles, the U.S., and U.K. issued a wide range of new sanctions. The U.S. State Department sanctioned Iran Air as well as several Russian shipping companies it says are involved in brining in drone-related equipment from Iran. The U.K also issued sanctions against Iran Air as well as Iranian and Russian military leaders and units as well as businesses.

In addition to three Iranian generals associated with the drone and missile forces, the sanctions hit the Command of the Military Transport Aviation (VTA), the 924th State Centre for Unmanned Aviation, and the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS).

“The U.K. government is today announcing new and significant measures against Iran and Russia, following the Iranian regime’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia for use on the battlefield in Ukraine,” London announced . “This follows repeated warnings from the UK and international partners calling on Iran to cease its planned transfer of the deadly weapons to Russia, whose intent is to cause further humanitarian devastation and loss of life in Ukraine.”

❗️ BREAKING: The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions against the Russian Air Force The sanctions list also included the 924th State Center for Unmanned Aviation and several people from among the Russian Armed Forces aviation commanders. In addition, the UK authorities imposed… pic.twitter.com/3HJmNpoD76 — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 10, 2024

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the temporary charge d’affaires of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ukraine Shahryar Amuzeghar to express “deep concern” about the Iranian missiles.

“The relevant comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine dated September 7 was handed over to the Iranian diplomat, with a stern warning that confirmation of Iran’s supply of ballistic weapons to the aggressor state would have devastating and irreparable consequences for Ukrainian-Iranian bilateral relations,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Telegram .

Iranian officials on Monday pushed back on those claims.

“No missile was sent to Russia and this claim is a kind of psychological warfare,” said deputy commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, Brigadier Fazlollah Nozari, Reuters reported , citing the Iranian Labour News Agency .

Meanwhile, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said the ballistic missile threat is another reason Ukraine should be allowed to use donated long-range weapons on Russian soil.

“In response to the supply of ballistic missiles to Russia, Ukraine should be given permission to destroy warehouses with these missiles with Western weapons in order to avoid terror,” Andrii Yermak said on Telegram without specifying who supplied the missiles. “Democracies must respond to the terror of autocracies. Strikes against terrorist Russia are defense. And protection is not escalation.”

A senior Ukrainian official said Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort. https://t.co/fHvl5v2lDa — Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) September 9, 2024

The idea that the U.S. could attempt to dissuade Russia from using Iranian ballistic missiles by playing the ATACMS card is a possibility we explored two years ago. This was before ATACMS was approved for Ukraine. Expanding this to targets in Russia could have a similar effect.

Just in terms of deterrence, one theoretical option (not endorsing it) could be to tell Russia directly, if you use Iranian ballistic missiles against Ukraine, we will give Ukraine ATACMS. Even steven. If Iranian SRBMs are put to use, it will be devastating. See thread below: https://t.co/zMEB3xIggV — Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) October 20, 2022

A major reason the Biden administration has yet to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS on Russia is concerns over escalating the conflict with a nuclear power. While Russian President Vladimir Putin has frequently r aised the specter of nuclear warfare , previous red lines crossed, like providing Ukraine with tanks and F-16s, have yet to result in any noticeable actions by Moscow. The coming days should show us whether another red line has been erased.

As we reported earlier today , Ukraine just carried out its largest drone strike yet on Moscow, about 280 miles north of the border. Drones have been a stable of GUR’s long-range attacks inside Russia . The barrage killed at least one person and caused significant damage and disruption.

Karma is real and it’s coming to you, russia pic.twitter.com/kgc3WKb24r — Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) September 10, 2024

On the battlefield, Russia continues to push forward toward the key Donetsk logistics hub of Pokrovsk while Ukraine’s month-old invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast continues with no end in sight.

Though Ukrainian forces are still more than 20 miles to the south of Kurchatov, home of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, authorities are restricting access to roads near the plant.

“In the context of the (anti-terrorism) CTO regime in force in the region, in order to ensure additional security measures, the operational headquarters has decided to restrict the passage of transit transport through the industrial zone of the Kursk NPP,” Gov. Alexei Smirnov said Tuesday on Telegram . “The detour route will pass through the village of Ivanino in the Kurchatovsky district. Special signs and indicators will be installed to inform local residents.”

Ukrainian forces again struck bridges over the Seim River.

The video below shows a cluster munitions strike on a bridge near the town of Zvannoe that was partially destroyed in a previous strike . Despite that, Russia was still able to move light traffic by fashioning makeshift repairs. There are an estimated 3,000 Russian troops trapped south of the river .

Remember that partially destroyed bridge over the #Seym River in #Zvannoe , #Kursk , Katsapia, that smaller vehicles could still cross? It just ate 4 x JDAM-ER's… It is one tough bridge which definitely had to have been built by the Soviets. Note at the beginning how they had… pic.twitter.com/CEhWkt58pP — OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) September 8, 2024

Ukraine also attacked a pontoon bridge over the Seim that was erected in the spot of a span that was destroyed in a previous attack near the town of Karyzh, about 4.5 miles west of Zvannoe. The attack was reportedly carried out by a U.S.-supplied winged JDAM-ER GPS-guided glide bomb.

The Ukrainian Air Force decided to follow up the Ukrainian Army’s HIMARS strike on the Russian mobile bridging unit over the damaged Seym River Bridge at Karyzh, Kursk Oblast. Seen here, a US-supplied Ukrainian JDAM-ER glide bomb slams into the Russian bridge. pic.twitter.com/dXws4rA57o — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 9, 2024

Meanwhile, video emerged of Russian troops recording an attack on a Seim bridge. Given that it shows an attack by cluster munitions, it could be from the strike on the Zvannoe span, but we can’t say for sure.

Russian soldiers accidentally filmed the moment when M30 DPICM clusters from HIMARS strike hit a bridge over the Seim River in Kursk Region. pic.twitter.com/hBhuCN3v5H — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2024

Beyond the environmental damage caused by munitions strikes on bridges over the river, the Seim is being polluted by Russia, according to Ukraine’s prime minister.

Russia “dumped sewage from a sugar factory in the town of Tiotkino in Kursk Oblast into the Seim River, causing organic pollution to flow downstream,” Denys Shmyhal said on Sept. 10 at a Tuesday press conference, according to the Kyiv Independent . The Seim River flows in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk oblasts and within several districts in Ukraine’s Sumy and Cherniihiv oblasts It is also a main tributary of the Desna River, which in turn flows into the Dnipro in Kyiv, the publication noted.

In recent days, reports have emerged showing the pollution of the Seim and Desna rivers in Ukraine. Shmyhal confirmed that the pollution of the Seim River led to a decrease in oxygen levels and a large-scale fish die-off.

⚡️Russia polluted Seim River, dumping Kursk Oblast's factory sewage, Ukraine's PM says. Russia dumped sewage into the Seim River from a sugar factory in the town of Tiotkino in Kursk Oblast, causing organic pollution, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Sept. 10 at a… — The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 10, 2024

During its Kursk invasion, Ukraine has recovered many of the vehicles damaged in the fight. You can see one such instance in the following video.

🇺🇦🔼 Kursk region: evacuation of our damaged equipment! pic.twitter.com/KGtyOXiGKS — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 8, 2024

As Ukrainian forces press slowly westward toward the Kursk Oblast town of Glushkovo, it appears that Russian troops looted stores there ahead of the advance.

The Ashes Kursk Telegram channel posted a video Tuesday claiming to show the results of Russian troops plundering several businesses.

“The footage shows a partially looted Pelican store with hunting and fishing equipment and the Green Pharmacy, as well as completely looted Tele2, Beeline and Megafon mobile phone stores,” Ashes Kursk stated. 

The "Russian world." Ukrainian forces haven't yet reached the village of Glushkovo in Kursk region, but it has already been looted by locals after the evacuation. Even phone shops and pharmacies weren't spared. It seems they'd rather take what they can for themselves than leave… pic.twitter.com/mYVdatnzPG — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 9, 2024

The Pentagon’s top spokesman on Monday highlighted what we’ve been saying for months about the key Donetsk Oblast logistic hub of Pokrovsk.

“…any territory that Russia takes further, you know, expands their areas of occupation, which is certainly not a good thing,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. “That city in particular, you know, is at a strategic crossroads, particularly in terms of lines of communication. Clearly, it’s important for Ukraine to continue to hold that. “they’re investing heavily in trying to do that.”

Russian troops “are trying to fight their way to that city,” said Ryder. “They’re not there yet. They’re not necessarily close to taking that city. But, you know, that is definitely – they’ve said publicly, in the Donbas region, that is an objective.”

Those forces are now about six miles east of Pokrovsk, according to the latest DeepState map . As they get closer, they’ve ramped up their artillery and aerial attacks.

“As a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and another was injured in the Pokrovsk community in Donetsk region,” the Ukrainian Suspline news agency said on Telegram . “As a result of the Russian strike, 28,000 people were left without gas in the cities of Pokrovsk and Rodynske. Russian troops targeted a gas distribution station, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.”

Russia is paying a high price in personnel and equipment for its advance. The video below purports to show Ukrainian troops capturing a Russian BMP-3 and its crew near Pokrovsk.

Soldiers from the "Bashkort" company in the Pokrovsk direction captured the crew of a Russian BMP-3 and destroyed an armored vehicle. Volunteers from Bashkortostan have been fighting against Russia as part of the Armed Forces since 2022. Fighters claim that by helping… pic.twitter.com/WD1sMGN6Oe — PS01 △ (@PStyle0ne1) September 10, 2024

Ukraine claims to have engineered a counterattack in the Donetsk Oblast city of New York, at least temporarily halting the momentum of Russia’s drive toward Tortesk.

“The scarce fortified defenses in the residential sector pushed Ukrainian forces to dig in at their only remaining stronghold — the heavily fortified chemical plant” in New York, Euromaidan Press reported . “The Russians advanced effectively by leveraging their fire control and observation points from the high-rises, coupled with numerical superiority and heavy firepower, to push the Ukrainian troops back toward the chemical plant.”

However, “their momentum was short-lived as Ukrainian forces quickly fortified their positions around the industrial zone, putting the brakes on the Russian advance just outside the plant,” the publication wrote. “The Ukrainians utilized the plant’s strong defensive structures to fend off the Russian assault, preventing further Russian advance into the industrial sector.”

Frontline report: Ukraine’s unexpected assault turns the tide in Toretsk In a bold counterattack, Ukraine’s elite Azov Brigade breaks the siege and shifts the momentum near Toretsk — the key stronghold in the Russian push for Donetsk Oblast. https://t.co/NiREDBFU8Y — Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) September 9, 2024

Meanwhile, images seem to partially back up the Russian Defense Ministry’s claim that its forces have captured the town of Vodyane, about 25 miles southeast of Pokrovsk. The images below purport to show the Russians have raised their tricolor flag in the northern part of that town.

There is no doubt anymore. Russia has advanced and captured the northern part of Vodyane. In the back you can see the Pivdennodonbaska 1 coal mine. https://t.co/RW6vxF7Iqc pic.twitter.com/RU8ax6Omhy — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 10, 2024

Russia is also continuing attempts to advance in Kharkiv Oblast, but those are often thwarted, with Russia suffering troop and equipment losses.

🔞 Untrimmed full video. The russian assault failed! The enemy's attempts to assault the positions of the 92nd Brigade in Kharkiv region ended in 💀. Early in the morning, the orcs advanced from russian territory in the direction of Ukraine and, in particular, the positions of… https://t.co/F6OE6Lv3V5 pic.twitter.com/c4wfvJsskE — ✙ Albina Fella ✙ 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺 (@albafella1) September 10, 2024

In one Kharkiv Oblast skirmish, Ukrainian forces captured a Russian bunker and found radios they used to torment them.

“If you don’t come out, you’re screwed,” they said. The following video, from the 3rd Company of the 2nd Assault Battalion of the 3rd Assault Brigade, shows the intensity of trench and dugout warfare.

“‘If you don’t come out—you're screwed,’” — clearing out bunkers and conversations over the PR radio! A heavy assault under enemy fire. The fighters fired back and advanced toward the enemy until they reached their bunkers. In one of the earth-covered bunkers, the assault… pic.twitter.com/IiLLNIfOOY — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 10, 2024

Russia is also attacking the Kharkiv area by air. The video below shows the results of a strike by a unified gliding and correction module UMPK bomb on a building in Kupiansk.

Russian UMPK glide bomb demolishes a building in Kupyansk. pic.twitter.com/27gTatNuv7 — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2024

The Biden administration has sent Congress a classified report on its strategy for the war in Ukraine, a Senate source told The War Zone on Tuesday. It was delivered months after a June deadline mandated in a multibillion-dollar spending bill lawmakers passed in April. The source declined to talk about the details because the report is classified.

The statement confirms earlier reporting by Reuters .

A congressional aide told Reuters that the long-awaited report had reached lawmakers on Monday and they had not yet had a chance to review it. Two other sources, requesting anonymity to discuss a classified matter, confirmed that it had been delivered. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The White House has submitted a secret report to Congress outlining the strategy for the war in Ukraine. This follows a requirement set in a $61 billion aid package passed in April, with a deadline for June. The report was sent to lawmakers on September 9, but they have not yet… pic.twitter.com/wD3Pbw8UiW — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 10, 2024

The first group of Ukrainian fighter pilots have arrived in Canada to begin training on Vipers, the nation’s Minister of National Defense said.

The training is being funded by nearly $400 million Canada has contributed, said Bill Blair.

“As a lead nation in the (Ukraine Defense Contact Group) Air Force Capability Coalition, Canada has committed to conducting this training over the next five years,” he told reporters.

The first group of Ukrainian pilots has arrived in Canada for fighter lead-in training — so that they can be prepared to fly F-16 fighters, and defend Ukrainian skies. pic.twitter.com/mOk9gFyrgJ — Bill Blair (@BillBlair) September 9, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to Turkey’s proposal to stop Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and commercial and civilian ships before Ukraine invaded Kursk, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu claimed.

“Turkey has said to us, ‘they [Ukraine] have this proposal, let’s have [Russia] vouch we wouldn’t strike energy infrastructure, we wouldn’t strike nuclear energy facilities, and we wouldn’t strike commercial civilian fleets in the Black Sea,'” Shoigu said, according to Ukrainian Pravda . “Our president made a decision and agreed to this.”

Shoigu, the former defense minister, said that Ukraine rejected the proposal.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov denied Shoigu’s assertion.

“There were no clear agreements,” he said, according to Eurasia Daily . “This is the first one. Now it is difficult to imagine the possible achievement of any agreements against the background of the situation in the Kursk region.”

Interesting: Before Ukraine invaded Kursk region, Putin agreed to Türkiye's proposal to refrain from striking energy facilities, as well as the merchant and civilian fleet, but Kyiv ultimately did not agree to such agreements, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu… pic.twitter.com/FnRYB38J1S — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 10, 2024

Peskov also assailed Ukraine for what he claimed were attacks on residential buildings in Russia. That is another reason why the invasion, which Moscow dubbed a “special military operation,” must continue, he said.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that attacks on residential buildings in Russia cannot be associated with military actions. He emphasized that the "Kyiv regime" continues to show its hostile nature, labeling them as enemies. According to Peskov, Russia must continue its… pic.twitter.com/m1DfONNQMg — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 10, 2024

Last week we told you about how thermite-spewing “Dragon” drones were being used by Ukraine. Now an advisor to the head of Ukraine’s military weighed in on these fearsome weapons.

“The Dragon drone is a fairly effective means of smoking out or destroying enemy positions,” said Alexander Dmitriiev, an advisor to Col.-Gen. Oleksandr Syrskiy, Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Dragon drone is a fairly effective means of smoking out or destroying enemy positions, – Advisor to the Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fire is quite a frightening thing even for a trained soldier, when a position is burned out, the ammunition is on fire. It is… https://t.co/2tES6ugQNT pic.twitter.com/RBIUrz1UpV — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) September 10, 2024

The U.K. Defense Ministry (MoD) released new satellite images shedding new light on the damage caused by Ukraine’s Aug. 22 drone stroke on the Marinovka Air Base in Russia’s Volgograd region. The base is located some 300 miles from the front lines. The open-source images from Maxar Technologies show four aircraft sheds were destroyed and two damaged. In addition, an enclosed and an open-air storage area were also destroyed.

This confirms our initial reporting about the attack that suggested several hangars were “very likely damaged, possibly severely, in the attack, which was claimed by Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU).”

Imagery taken Aug. 19 showed what appeared to have been more than a dozen Su-24M Fencer swing-wing attack jets and more than a dozen Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft at the base. It is unknown how many of those jets were there at the time of the attack.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 09 September 2024. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) September 9, 2024

In the beginning of the all-out war, Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones proved so effective as a strike weapon that there was even a song written about them . Ukraine reportedly received dozens from Turkey and received small numbers from other sources .

Inokentiy Razumov, a consultant with Ukraine’s Come Back Alive Foundation charity, recalled how a single TB-2 stopped the long Russian columns heading toward Kyiv in the early days of the war.

“It delayed the enemy,” he said.

When Russian forces advanced in large columns, it felt like something from World War II. Just like a single sniper could halt a battalion, the Bayraktar TB2 UAVs had a similar psychological effect in Ukraine. It targeted formations, causing chaos and fear among the rest. pic.twitter.com/AjbDbYKkMS — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 10, 2024

However, their use has since been significantly curtailed overall due to the fortification of Russia’s anti-air umbrella over and beyond the front lines. They are still being used though, mainly as surveillance platforms and to correct artillery fires, according to Ukrainian Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, commander of the Defense Intelligence Directorate.

Ukraine continues to actively use Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs in the ongoing war against Russia, GUR Chief Budanov says. — The Bayraktar TB2 UAVs were highly effective in the initial stages of the war, slowing down the Russian advance by attacking key targets in vehicle… pic.twitter.com/GgW79dhj1K — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2024

GUR recently posted a compilation video of attacks it claims it carried out in occupied Sevastopol as well as on targets in Russia including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Smolensk and other locations. The War Zone cannot independently verify those claims.

The Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence “GUR” released a video showing operations far behind enemy lines. Their places are in Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine such as Sevastopol, but also deep inside Russia itself. Moscow, Sankt Petersburg, Smolensk, Kaluga, Oryol,… pic.twitter.com/A4OHiXkwPB — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) September 7, 2024

Confirming what was widely believed as a result of previous strikes , Budanov said his country has drones that can reach 1,800 km (about 1,100 miles),

“Unmanned systems currently being developed by top specialists, including representatives of the Chief Intelligence Directorate, already allow to impress military objects of the aggressor state at a distance of up to 1,800 km,” Budanov said on Facebook Saturday . “Military airfields, which are a source of constant threat to peaceful Ukrainian cities, are trembling from air strikes. The entire infrastructure of Russia that works for the war will suffer and will suffer losses. After all, instead of defending its own, Russia chose the wrong path of an unprovoked war and an attack on the land of a sovereign state.”

Ukraine has carried out a series of long-distance drone attacks on Russian airbases and fuel infrastructure facilities including a suspected attack in Augus t near the Olenya Air Base in Murmansk. That’s the home of Russian strategic bombers in the Arctic Circle about 1,200 miles from Ukraine. While that’s about 100 miles beyond Budanov’s stated range, it could mean that GUR has been using longer-distance drones or used either sabotage teams or local partisan groups. Ukrainian drones also attacked an oil depot in Russia’s Kirov Oblast more than 700 miles from the border.

🦅🇺🇦 Budanov said that unmanned systems already allow striking Russian military facilities at a distance of up to 1,800 km! ✈️ "Military airfields shudder from air attacks. The entire infrastructure of Russia, working for the war, has suffered and will suffer losses", he added. pic.twitter.com/pAYhr9JDVP — MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) September 7, 2024

Speaking of Murmansk, Russian troops at the Severomorsk-1 Northern Fleet base held a training exercise simulating an “enemy” attack there.

“The main episode of the exercises was the mass withdrawal from the attack of the conventional enemy aircraft,” the official Russian TVZvedzda news outlet reported . “More than 20 aircraft were involved in special exercises on the types of support of the Navy, including Su-30SM, Su-33, Su-24M, MiG-29K, Ka-27 helicopters of various modifications, other aircraft equipment, 58 units of military and special equipment, more than 750 personnel.”

The exercise included small arms fire, drones, and the movement of the aircraft.

Video link: https://t.co/Wz0ktJwREs — Guy Plopsky (@GuyPlopsky) September 7, 2024

Back in Ukraine, Russian troops tried to shoot down a first-person view (FPV) drone but they were not able to prevent it from seriously striking one of them, causing serious injuries. Warning, this video contains graphic images.

Russian servicemen' first-person view of getting hit by an FPV drone. pic.twitter.com/VitnDaJlhi — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 9, 2024

One Russian soldier recounted the devastating effects Ukrainian drones have had, pointing out several instances where they struck while his comrades were trying to set up or resupply positions.

Interesting story from a Russian mobilised man titled "mistakes at war" about the new battalion commander's decision to relocate mortars closer to infantry which led to devastating losses from Ukrainian drones, resulting in more casualties in three weeks than in the previous 2.5… pic.twitter.com/feQtwQVyab — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 8, 2024

There is reportedly a very dark competition among Ukrainian drone operators. Taking a play from video games, they compete to “steal” kills from fellow operators.

Kill steal: Ukrainian FPV drone pilots compete with each other to kill a Russian soldier. pic.twitter.com/RqKMfzDUbv — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2024

We’ve told you about Ukraine attacking Russian helicopters with drones. New video has emerged showing Ukrainian drone operators training for such attacks with a simulator.

Ukrainian FPV flight sim for going after Russian helicopters pic.twitter.com/ivojZFfcKC — tom (@tom_bullock_) September 8, 2024

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle continues to be a devastating weapon for Ukraine. This video shows one blasting Russian positions with its Bushmaster M242 25 mm automatic cannon .

M2 Bradley is destroying russian positions. 📹: @United24media pic.twitter.com/jY0sSnVtRT — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 8, 2024

If you ever wanted a cockpit view of a Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum downing Russian Shahed-136 drones , check out this video of one nighttime mission. It shows at least two kills, one reportedly by an R-73 short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) and the other by an unknown AAM.

Incredibly rare cockpit footage from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum engaging and downing multiple Russian Shahed-136 attack drones during a nighttime air raid. At least two air to air missile kills can be seen, one with an R-73 AAM and another with an unknown AAM. pic.twitter.com/KEj9oGoNGJ — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 7, 2024

Video emerged on social media claiming to show a HIMARS attack on a Russian S-400 air defense system. There is no date or location mentioned and it is hard to discern from the video exactly what was hit.

💥💥💥 Ukraine 🇺🇦 using HIMARS 🇺🇸 to destroy S-400 Russian air defense system. pic.twitter.com/jfoHr9rGiW — Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) September 10, 2024

In October 2022, we told you that Portugal agreed to provide Ukraine with six Ka-32A11BC helicopters. The Iberian nation recently made good on that pledge. Portugal’s Defense Ministry stated that the last of those helicopters left for Ukraine on Sept. 6.

In a rather surprising twist and out of the blue Portugal is indeed delivering its Ka-32 helicopters to Ukraine Yesterday, the last of the 6 birds started its journey towards Kiev The helicopters were pledged in October 2022 Turns out I was very very wrong on this one 😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/OxO3XwFhcB — Drecas (@Drecas_2000) September 7, 2024

A prominent Russian milblogger went off at Russia’s leadership over the state of the war against Ukraine.

“Traitors are sitting in the Kremlin, that’s the point, damn it,” Yegor Guzenko, known as “13th,” railed. “Planes are falling. Explosions are happening. They get rid of all the inconvenient people and throw them in prison, damn it. These are all fucking traitors.”

One of Guzenko’s idols was the outspoken Yevgeny Prigozhin, who famously began, then called off a march on Moscow in a putative putsch attempt in July 2023 before dying in a plane crash a month later. In his rant, he said he was not afraid to speak out against Russian leadership.

“So what, are you going to arrest us all?” he asked rhetorically. “Kill us all, damn it? There are many of us, damn it. We are a whole country.”

The notorious Russian blogger Yegor Guzenko, known as "13th," appears to have completely unraveled over the ongoing "Special Military Operation". While he's never been one to mince words, yesterday his rhetoric reached a new level. In response to grim updates from the SMO front,… pic.twitter.com/jxZNEDfktB — WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 9, 2024

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that his country didn’t invade Ukraine to seek additional territory but to seek “humane treatment” for people who are part of the “Russkiy Mir,” the so-called Russian world.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that the ongoing "issue" is not about territories and that Russia "never wanted someone else's land." He stated that Russia seeks "humane treatment" for people who are part of the so-called "Russian world." pic.twitter.com/6jm2y5Yf6x — NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 9, 2024

Polish security services stopped a sabotage operation orchestrated by Russia and Belarus that aimed to destabilize Poland, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Monday.

Saboteurs, operating from Belarus in cooperation with Russia, penetrated local and central government institutions, including state-owned companies implementing military contracts, he said, according to Reuters .

“The Belarusian and Russian foreign services… had a specific goal – to extort information, to blackmail individuals and institutions and to wage a de facto cyberwar,” said Gawkowski, who is also minister for digital affairs.

Polish security services have neutralized a sabotage operation organized by Russia and Belarus to destabilize Poland, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said He said saboteurs operating from Belarus in cooperation with Russia had infiltrated local and central government… pic.twitter.com/xnPyHJHFEO — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) September 9, 2024

In Odessa, a sea mine that washed up on shore may be a rare PDM-3 variant that broke loose from its anchor.

An anti-landing sea mine that apparently washed up on shore near Odesa may be a rare PDM-3 that broke loose from its anchor. It has three non-contact sensors for magnetic, acoustic and hydrodynamic pressure. pic.twitter.com/P3MCiiHqWf — Roy🇨🇦 (@GrandpaRoy2) September 9, 2024

While Ukraine has received millions of rounds of artillery ammunition from the U.S. and NATO allies, it is also using some from Iran, Pakistan and India as is evidenced in this photo below. You can read more about the Pakistan connection in our feature here .

Iranian, Pakistani and Indian 125mm shells in the hands of Ukrainian Army. pic.twitter.com/svkGom6wOX — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2024

And finally, The sinister smile is back.

The toothy grin like the one once painted on a U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System , or HIMARS was recently spotted on an M1083 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles truck (FMTV) towing an M777 howitzer.

Ukrainian M1083 FMTV and its M777 howitzer, sporting a custom paintjob. pic.twitter.com/Q1idvAtT9D — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 9, 2024

That’s it for now.

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North Korean Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine Despite Sanctions

Russia has received new shipments of Hwasong-11 short-range ballistic missiles, according to a new report.

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North Korea has continued to supply advanced short-range ballistic missiles to Russia in defiance of sanctions meant to prevent Pyongyang from developing such weapons and Moscow from importing them, according to a report by a weapons research group.

Remnants of four of the missiles, which are called Hwasong-11, were examined in Kyiv by investigators from Conflict Armament Research , an independent group based in Britain that identifies and tracks weapons and ammunition used in wars around the world.

That team decoded production markings on several parts from each missile collected by Ukrainian authorities.

A Hwasong-11 missile used in an Aug. 18 attack on Kyiv had markings showing that it was made this year. Internal parts from three others, which were used in attacks in July and August, lacked markings that would indicate when they were manufactured.

The researchers released those findings in a report on Wednesday.

In early January, the White House accused North Korea of providing ballistic missiles to Russia , but subsequent shipments had not been previously reported.

The Hwasong-11 missile has a range of about 430 miles and can be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, according to a U.S. Army report . It is visually similar to the Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missile and may have been made with foreign assistance, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.

“The determination of the production year that we were able to make in the field by looking at those remnants shows a very tight window between production, transfer and use,” Damien Spleeters, who leads Conflict Armament Research’s operations in Ukraine, said in an interview. “And I think that’s quite significant because we are talking about North Korea, a country that has been under sanction for almost two decades.”

“It also shows, because this is at least a second shipment, continued violation of the sanctions because they continue to produce those missiles, to transfer them and then those missiles being used in Ukraine,” he said.

“It wasn’t a one-off in January,” Mr. Spleeters added.

In March, Russia used its veto power on the U.N. Security Council to end monitoring of North Korea’s efforts to evade sanctions on its nuclear program. The termination of monitors, Mr. Spleeters said, was a major reason the country has been able to continue building and transferring ordnance to Russia.

Weapons like the Russian Iskander and the North Korean Hwasong, which are fired from truck-based mobile launchers, are difficult to defend against because they fly much faster than other incoming threats like cruise missiles and can maneuver just before impact.

The United States and its allies have provided Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine to help the country fend off Russian attacks. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said he needs more.

“Ukraine has limited air defense options to shoot down ballistic missiles like the Hwasong, and Patriots are the key weapon system for that,” Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, said in an interview. “They only have a limited number of Patriot batteries and missiles, so Ukraine can only defend a few key areas, and the Russians can put cities at risk as well as targets on the front lines.”

North Korea is not the only country sending such weapons to Russia.

On Tuesday , Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken accused Iran of shipping short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine. As a result, Mr. Blinken said, the Biden administration was imposing more sanctions against Tehran.

In August, the investigators reported that Russian forces were launching Kh-101 cruise missiles into Ukraine sometimes just weeks or months after the weapons left the factory.

The Hwasong missiles that were examined used common commercially available electronic components made by Western nations as recently as last year that ranged from the unsophisticated to fairly advanced, Mr. Spleeters said. They were similar to the components found in many Russian weapons examined by the group months into the 2022 invasion.

The finding should not be a surprise, Mr. Spleeters said, given that Russia has also been able to build advanced weapons while under international sanctions aimed at slowing their production.

“North Korea doesn’t have a domestic semiconductor industry,” he said. “So it makes sense that they would also take advantage of the global market to get access to those components.”

“This means that we also can trace them and identify the entities responsible for their diversion,” he added.

John Ismay is a reporter covering the Pentagon for The Times. He served as an explosive ordnance disposal officer in the U.S. Navy. More about John Ismay

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Hopkins cruises to victory over Fenton-Fung in Cranston

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In the marquee race of Rhode Island’s 2024 primary, Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins scored a commanding victory over GOP rival state Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung, as voters rejected her argument that the city needed change.

Unofficial results showed Hopkins winning 58.5% of the vote, compared with 41.5% for Fenton-Fung.

Fenton-Fung is married to longtime former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who remains popular locally, and she scored a big win by beating state Rep. Nicholas Mattiello, the House speaker at the time, in 2020. She is married to longtime former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, who remains popular locally.

But Cranston voters made their preference clear for Hopkins, who first won election in 2020 with help from the Fungs. Relations later went south between them.

The crowd was hushed at St. Mary’s Feast Society on Phenix Avenue at Hopkins election night party as the results started coming in. But with just two wards left to report, someone with the Hopkins campaign yelled, “She cannot make it back from that! Kenny is going to November!” and the room burst into applause.

Hopkins walked to the podium to the song “Hit Me with your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar, and his family stood behind him. Hopkins spent much of his speech panning what he called attacks by Fenton-Fung on him in recent months.

“When you attack one member of our family, you attack a nation,” he said. “And unfortunately for you, it didn’t work. It did not work because my family is here. They are behind me 1,000 percent.”

Fenton-Fung accused Hopkins of playing a role in the hiring of his relatives to city positions. His daughter works for the Cranston Public Schools and his son-in-law was recently hired — and promoted — in the fire department, though he was cleared by the state Ethics Commission of any improprieties earlier this summer.

Hopkins said come the general election in November, he will work to “ensure that Cranston remains the leading Republican city of the state of Rhode Island,” and he said Democrat Robert Ferri has a “progressive, liberal agenda that Cranston does not want.” When asked to elaborate on what that meant, his campaign manager Bob Murray stepped in and said the focus is on celebrating, with more details coming in the days ahead.

Sour feelings lingered on both sides.

After she conceded at Asia Grille at Garden City, Fenton-Fung congratulated Hopkins, but said she was not ready to endorse him. Referring to a lawsuit alleging he has used a vintage sports car without paying for it, she said, “I have real concerns what’s happened with the car and that entire — what I would call — that fiasco.”

Looking ahead, she said she was unclear on her future plans, adding that she was sure she will run for office again at some point in the future. 

Fenton-Fung said she thought her campaign was hurt by a mailer sent by her opponent that charged she supported free tuition for illegal immigrants. She said the mailer was inaccurate and misleading, although she said it also stuck in people’s minds.

“I think when we’re just thinking Monday morning quarterbacking, perhaps I should have done even more to push back on that,” she told reporters.  

In other races, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat first elected in 2006, cruised past rival Democrat Michael Costa with 83.9% of the vote, with 331 of 345 polling places reporting.

State Rep. Patricia Morgan (R-West Warwick) bested conservative activist Ray McKay for the chance to take on Whitehouse in November. With returns from most polling places in, she led with 64.5% of the vote.

Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien scored 73.2% of the vote over primary rival Camron Segalla.

In Woonsocket’s nonpartisan primary for mayor, John Ward and Christopher Beauchamp were the top two finishers, meaning they will square off in November.

Voters decided 18 Democratic primaries for the General Assembly:

Senate District 4 – With 100% of the vote in, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio (D-North Providence) got 70.2% of the vote against progressive rival Lenny Cioe.

Senate District 14 — Senate Whip Valarie Lawson (D-East Providence), challenged by former state Rep. Brian Coogan , won with 75.3% of the vote.

Senate District 17 — Democrat Cameron Deutsch edged Alexander E. Azar , 52.8%-47.2% for the seat held by Sen. Thomas Paolino (R-Lincoln).

Senate District 20 – Brian J. Thompson , with 65.3% of the vote, commanded the lead over Denis Joseph Collins , Marian Juskuv for the seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Roger Picard (D-Woonsocket). 

Senate District 25 – For the vacancy created by the death this year of Sen. Frank Lombardo (D-Johnston), Andrew R. Dimitri came out on top with 57% of the vote, compared with 29.7% for Richard J. Delfino III and 13.2% for Pamela Leary .

Senate District 28 – In the five-way Democratic race for the Providence/Cranston seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Josh Miller , City Council VP Lammis Vargas won with 35.8% of the vote, followed by Darrèll A . Brown of the Conservation Law Foundation’s RI office with 31.8%, and Melissa Carden with 20%.

Senate District 29 — Peter A. Appollonio Jr. got 60.9% of the vote over Jennifer Rourke for the seat now held by Sen. Anthony P. DeLuca II (R-Warwick), who won election in 2022 with Democratic support.

Senate District 37 — Anita Norton Jabobson fell far short in a challenge to Sen. Sue Sosnowski (D-South Kingstown).

House District 9 – Incumbent Rep. Enrique Sanchez (D-Providence), one of the most left members of the legislature, prevailed with 52.5% of the vote over his predecessor, Anastacia (formerly Anastasia) Williams , and Javier Santos.

House District 11 – Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Providence), who first won election in 2004, fueled by a story about coming to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic with $40, two dresses and no understanding of English , easily repulsed a challenge from Tania M. Quezada , attracting 61.5% of the vote.

House District 14 – Rep. Charlene Lima (D-Cranston), one of the longest-serving members of the House, beat progressive challenger Giona Picheco , with 56.7% of the vote.

House District 16 – Rep. Brandon Potter (D-Cranston), who was bounced from the RI Political Cooperative for supporting Joe Shekarchi during a 2020 caucus, vanquished a challenge from Joseph R. Graziano , seemingly because of Senate leadership’s pique about Potter’s commentary on an e-gambling bill. Potter got 76.3% of the vote. 

House District 37 – Rep. Samuel Azzinaro (D-Westerly) held on in the face a progressive challenge from Jonathan Daly-LaBelle , with 64.7% of the vote. 

House District 42 – All in the Family, RI-style. In a rematch, Kelsey Coletta , the daughter of House Floor Manager Jay Edwards (D-Tiverton), came out on top with 42.5% of the vote, followed by Rep. Edward T. Cardillo Jr. with 40%, and his nephew, Dennis D. Cardillo Jr. with 17.5%.

House District 51 – The musical chairs primary. Rep. Robert Phillips (D-Woonsocket) announced for mayor and then reversed course when it appeared that staying in the House was a better choice. Garrett S. Mancieri , a councilor in Woonsocket, had announced for the House seat by then and declined to back out. Phillips held on to win with 53.3% of the vote.

House District 57 — Freshman Rep. Brandon Voas (D-Cumberland) repulsed a challenge from Phoenix Witt , winning 71.3% of the vote.

House District 58 – Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien is pushing hard for Elizabeth Moreira , who is challenging Rep. Cherie Cruz (D-Pawtucket), a well-liked progressive. In a setback for Grebien’s machine, Cruz won with 60.9% of the vote.

House District 64 – Jenni Azanero Furtado and Ashley L. Pereira compete for the seat being vacated by Rep. Brianna Henries (D-East Providence). Furtado won with 70.7% of the tally.

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Will letting Ukraine use long-range missiles push Putin over the edge?

Granting permission to kyiv to fire storm shadow missiles deep into russia could result in a token nuclear strike in retaliation – but history suggests it unlikely, says mark almond.

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T he joint visit to Kyiv by the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken , and our own foreign secretary, David Lammy , is much more than that latest show of transatlantic support for Ukraine .

The possible lifting of restrictions on the use of the US and UK’s longer-range missiles is widely being billed as a “game-changing” move, one that would enable strategic targets deeper within Russia to be hit by Ukrainian forces for the first time. Lammy has said that the West is “listening carefully” to Ukraine’s needs.

Certainly for President Zelensky, it comes at a critical moment, as the solidity of the EU’s backing of the war appears to be wavering. With Germany going “wobbly” as its domestically-embattled chancellor Scholz calls for a peace conference, and with winter now approaching, the Anglo-American show of support for Ukraine is vitally important.

But potentially of even greater consequence, to an even greater number of people around the world, is whether giving permission to use long-range weapons to strike Russian territory proves to be a tipping point for Putin – one that prompts him to go nuclear.

Ukraine already uses homemade drones to strike Russia’s “rear area” launch sites and airfields, as far away from its borders as an Arctic airfield; it has even successfully hit the Kremlin itself. The latest attack on Moscow this week – its biggest in the war so far – used 140 drones, left one dead and several injured.

Such drones can only carry lightweight warheads, and don’t do significant damage. That could change if Western cruise missiles with bunker-busting warheads were able to be deployed. Ahead of the Blinken/Lammy visit, Putin’s propaganda machine was in overdrive about the West’s “war on Russia”.

But would the US and UK grant permission for Storm Shadow cruise missiles to be fired at Russia if there was a chance that Putin would launch his nuclear weapons in retaliation?

Optimists say the West has crossed so many of Putin’s supposed “red lines” without the Kremlin going nuclear, there is no reason to think he would now. But this intervention by the US and UK is a development that, I would argue, means we should be mindful of the very real possibility.

Right now, target selection for Storm Shadow and other Western missiles is, in practice, controlled by the West and dependent on their intelligence assets. The Ukrainians have had input, of course, but – in much the same way that the UK’s Trident weapons system isn’t really “independent” – final authorisation must come from the West.

So what are Putin’s options? To prevent the transfer of more effective Western weapons into Kyiv’s hands, will Russia strike at Ukraine’s “rear area” – countries such as Poland and Romania, a key conduit for its supplies? Of course, these are Nato allies, and an attack on them could trigger the alliance’s Article 5 and war with Russia.

Putin might shy away from that, opting instead for “deniable” sabotage of Western infrastructure – or promoting Iran and its proxies to attack US and British assets across the Middle East.

When contemplating how a nuclear power might react when cornered, some take comfort in historical precedent and the fact that the United States could lose the war in Vietnam or Afghanistan without resorting to the deadliest weapons in its stockpile. But those wars were on the other side of the world, against enemies who posed no threat to America’s territorial sovereignty.

In addition, when the Red Army was losing in Afghanistan in the 1980s – to Islamist rebels using Western-supplied anti-aircraft missiles just south of Moscow’s Central Asian republics – it wasn’t in the “soft underbelly” of Soviet Muslim republics but in the European states, and especially in Russia itself, that popular unrest led to the USSR’s collapse in 1991. Ukrainian strikes on Russian military targets might not collapse the country itself, but it could certainly prove personally apocalyptic for Putin.

Westerners like to imagine the Russian president going in handcuffs to the Hague, like Serbia’s Milosevic in 2001. But the real threat to Putin’s personal and political survival comes from hardline nationalists, who see him as too soft and reluctant to use Russia’s nuclear and other strategic assets.

That may be a mad diagnosis, but it is surprisingly widely disseminated on the internet inside Russia – especially by militarist Telegram channels and among security types. The fall of Putin wouldn’t necessarily calm the situation.

At the weekend, CIA director Bill Burns warned that Putin had considered his nuclear options when the war was going badly before. If, as winter closes in, Ukraine regains an ability to threaten him with defeat with Western upgrades, Putin could decide to cross his own red lines – and that would be disastrous for us all.

Even a token nuclear strike would take us into a new world disorder.

Mark Almond is a British author and former lecturer in Modern History at Oriel College, Oxford

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Radisson Moscow River Cruise

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Admire the views as the Moscow River flows majestically through the Russian capital. Take a trip down it while enjoying an exquisite menu on this Radisson Moscow River Cruise. 

After meeting at the Radisson Royal pier at the time of your choice, you'll board this icebreaker cruise and sail along with the Moskva river on board a pleasant two hours and a half cruise.

Throughout the tour, you'll see  impressive views of the most symbolic monuments around the Russian capital. You'll also enjoy a four-course lunch or dinner , accompanied by a drink - a gourmet experience!

Whether you choose to take the Radisson Royal cruise for lunch or dinner, the menu includes four courses and one drink (tea, coffee or mineral water):

• Salad : Prawn salad, Greek or Chicken 
• Soup : Beetroot soup, Tomato soup with vegetables or Fish soup
• Main : Beef with mashed potatoes, Salmon in white wine with celery mash, Chicken cutlet with ham and mashed potatoes or Mushroom risotto.
• Dessert : Cheesecake with wild berries or Fruit salad.
• Bread : Rye or Garlic bread.

Children under 6 years old

Children under 6 years old can participate in the activity for free if they don't occupy a seat and don't eat from the menu. Otherwise, you'll have to pay for a child ticket.

Meeting points

When booking, you can choose between boarding at the Radisson Royal cruise ship from the Hotel Ukraina  pier or the Gorkogo Park pier.

At the end of the cruise on the Moscow River, you'll return to the same starting point. 

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