{"id":2071186,"date":"2023-10-18T02:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T02:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:49:59","slug":"zelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy grateful to US for ATACMS missiles after covert transfer."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2071186&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Ukrainian Forces Strike\u2062 Russian Forces with U.S.-Provided Missiles<\/h2>\n<p>In a significant development, Ukrainian forces utilized the powerful MGM-140 Army\u200c Tactical\u200b Missile System (ATACMS)\u2064 on Tuesday, marking the first time these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-president-elect-rejects-biden-meeting-and-refuses-negotiations\/\" title=\"Iranian President-Elect Rejects Biden Meeting and Refuses Negotiations\">long-range ballistic missiles<\/a> were deployed against Russian\u2063 forces in eastern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing \u2063his gratitude, Ukrainian President\u200d Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly \u2062thanked the United States for \u2064supplying\u2064 the ATACMS \u200dmissiles during \u200dhis address on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Zelenskyy stated, &#8220;Today I \u2062am especially grateful to the United States. Our agreements with President Joe Biden are being implemented, and they are being implemented very\u2063 accurately.\u200d The \u2064ATACMS have proven themselves.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/putin-arrives-in-beijing-to-deepen-ties-with-my-friend-xi-5511547?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Putin Arrives\u200c in Beijing to Deepen Ties \u2064With &#8216;My Friend&#8217; Xi Amid Wars in Ukraine and Israel<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/17\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/putin-arrives-in-beijing-to-deepen-ties-with-my-friend-xi-5511547?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-says-us-can-sustain-support-for-both-israel-and-ukraine-in-wars-5510677?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Biden Says US Can Sustain\u200d Support for Both \u2063Israel and Ukraine in Wars<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/16\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-says-us-can-sustain-support-for-both-israel-and-ukraine-in-wars-5510677?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">According to Russian state media, there were reports of two suspected ATACMS strikes.\u2064 One \u2062hit the town of <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1692283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skadovsk<\/a>, resulting in two injuries, while the other struck <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1692233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berdyansk<\/a>. However, independent \u2064confirmation of the\u200d attacks and the weapons used\u2063 is currently unavailable.<\/div>\n<p>Skadovsk\u200b is situated in the Kherson region,\u2062 and Berdyansk is located in the\u2064 Zaporizhzhia region. Both\u2064 regions \u2064were annexed by Russia following a controversial referendum last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Despite being far from the frontlines, Berdyansk, which lies along the Sea\u200d of \u2064Azov, was targeted by Ukrainian forces. The Ukrainian military claimed to have destroyed multiple\u2064 helicopters, an air defense missile launcher, \u2062specialized vehicles, and ammunition depots in Berdyansk. However, the specific methods employed\u2062 for\u2063 this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-u-s-to-announce-new-group-with-two-other-nations-aimed-at-countering-chinas-rise-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: U.S. To Announce New Group With Two Other Nations Aimed At Countering China\u2019s Rise, Report Says\">long-range strike<\/a> \u200dwere not disclosed. <\/div>\n<h2>Secretive \u2063Weapons Transfer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian forces had been requesting the ATACMS missiles for months, but the Biden administration had refrained from publicly \u200dsupporting such transfers. \u2062The issue of ATACMS came up\u2062 during Zelenskyy&#8217;s visit to the United \u2063States on September \u200d21.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">When asked about the weapons during a\u2064 White House press briefing on\u2062 September 21, national security adviser Jake Sullivan stated that President Biden had \u200cconsidered the request but decided against providing ATACMS. \u2063However, the following day, NBC reported,\u200c citing unnamed \u2064U.S. officials, that President Biden had agreed to supply the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">missile system<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">In subsequent press events, U.S. military officials avoided directly confirming the alleged ATACMS \u2063transfers. As recently as October 5, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder refrained from making any announcements regarding\u2063 the alleged transfers.<\/div>\n<p>While the Biden administration has approved the transfer of various weapons systems to Ukraine, including artillery, tanks, drones, and fighter jets, in\u200b those\u2063 cases, the announcements preceded\u2064 their arrival and use\u2063 on\u2064 the battlefield. However, in the case of ATACMS, \u2062the transfer was only acknowledged after Ukrainian forces\u2064 had already\u200c employed them\u200b against Russian targets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/zelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer_948431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>The increasing\u2063 role \u200dof technology and military capabilities \u200cin modern warfare. How does the deployment of ATACMS missiles impact the balance of power between Ukraine and Russia\u200b in the conflict? Can the use of advanced weaponry like ATACMS\u200d missiles \u2063be \u2063seen as a deterrent against Russian\u200c aggression or does\u2062 it\u200c risk\u2064 further escalating the conflict? What are the potential consequences of using ballistic missiles like ATACMS \u2063on civilian populations and the overall stability of the\u200d region<\/h2>\n<p><span>  N forces due to its strategic location. The Sea\u200c \u200dof Azov has been a hotbed of tension between Ukraine and Russia, with both countries asserting control over its waters and access to the ports situated along its coast. \u200cThe\u200c deployment of ATACMS missiles in \u200cthis region indicates the escalating nature of the conflict and the determination of the\u2064 Ukrainian\u200c forces to counter Russian aggression.<\/div>\n<p>The MGM-140 ATACMS is a highly \u200cadvanced missile system capable of\u2062 delivering precise and devastating strikes against \u200benemy targets. With a \u2063range of \u2062up to 300 kilometers, it provides Ukrainian forces with a significant advantage \u2062in engaging\u2063 Russian forces across the disputed territories. This deployment signals a shift in the Ukrainian \u200bmilitary strategy, focusing on the use of long-range missiles to counter\u200c Russian capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has been a consistent supporter of Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. The supply of ATACMS missiles is part of \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-thanks-us-for-long-range-atacms-missiles-after-secretive-transfer\/\" title=\"Zelenskyy grateful to US for ATACMS missiles after covert transfer.\">broader\u2062 military assistance program aimed<\/a> at strengthening Ukraine&#8217;s defense capabilities. President Joe Biden \u200bhas been vocal in\u200b his support for Ukraine \u2062and has provided substantial military aid\u2062 to the country since taking office. The\u200c deployment of ATACMS missiles is a testament to the successful implementation of the agreements between President Zelenskyy \u2062and President Biden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The use of ATACMS missiles by Ukrainian\u2062 forces against Russian \u200cforces highlights the \u2062intensification \u2063of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. \u200cDespite \u200battempts at diplomatic\u200c resolutions and ceasefires, \u2062the situation on the \u2064ground remains volatile. Both sides have accused each other \u2063of violating ceasefire agreements, and the use of advanced weaponry like the ATACMS missiles further\u2062 escalates the tensions.<\/div>\n<p>The international community has been wary of the developments in Ukraine and the potential for a \u2064wider conflict. The use of ballistic missiles raises\u200c concerns about \u2064the risk of further escalation and \u200dthe potential for \u2062civilian casualties. It is crucial for all parties involved to\u200c pursue diplomatic avenues \u200band \u2063take steps to de-escalate the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">As the conflict in Ukraine continues, the deployment of ATACMS missiles by \u200cUkrainian forces \u2063highlights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine deployed U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, hitting Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. 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