Smart in 60 Seconds: ATACMS missiles are making a difference in Ukraine war
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09-Nov-2023
Mykola Bielieskov, a research fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies and a senior analyst at Ukrainian NGO “Come Back Alive,” writes that since the US supplied Ukraine’s army with long-range ATACMS with a range as high as 100 miles in October, the missiles have shifted the equation on the battlefield. Forcing Russia to withdraw infrastructure further from the frontline, the missiles are opening offensive opportunities that Ukraine has already applied on the battlefield in Crimea and elsewhere. “By forcing Russian commanders to relocate these high-value targets further away from the front, Ukraine will erode the combat effectiveness of Putin’s invasion force” Bielieskov writes.
Read “ATACMS missiles create new dilemmas for Russian army in Ukraine”: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/atacms-missiles-create-new-dilemmas-for-russian-army-in-ukraine/
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