In response, Russia launched a strike against a defence industry facility, the Yuzhmash plant, in Dnepropetrovsk on November 21, using its newest medium-range missile, dubbed Oreshnik.

Russia has made a rare admission, saying that a key air defence system and an air base in the Kursk region were hit by Ukraine with US-supplied Atacms missiles. The defence ministry statement, which threatened retaliation,

The Russian Defense Ministry's statement is the first public confirmation of the attacks by Moscow, following multiple reports of strikes after Washington permitted Ukraine to use its ATACMS missiles to strike against targets on Russian soil.

Ukraine carried out the first attack on an airfield in Russia using U.S.-donated Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles on Monday. The Khalino airfield about 60 miles from the border was targeted,

For the first time, Ukrainian forces have attacked a Russian military airport using ATACMS ballistic missiles with cluster warheads. The U.S.A., which supplied the weapons to Kyiv, confirms that it granted permission for the use of the missiles,

For the first time, Ukrainian forces have attacked a Russian military airport using ATACMS ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads. The United States, which supplied these weapons to Kyiv, confirms it authorized the use of the missiles,