#longrangemissiles

“The strike targeted Russia’s Federal Research and Production Center Titan-Barrikady, a major defense enterprise that manufactures launchers for the Yars and Topol-M strategic missile systems, as well as launchers for the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile system.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇦

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost_ . . . Ukrainian-made long-range Flamingo FP-5 missiles “successfully struck” a key Russian military-industrial facility in the city of Volgograd overnight on June 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The strike targeted Russia’s Federal Research and Production Center Titan-Barrikady, a major defense enterprise that manufactures launchers for the Yars and Topol-M strategic missile systems, as well as launchers for the Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile system.

“Confirmed strikes were followed by a fire on the plant’s premises,” Zelensky said.

Titan-Barrikady is one of Russia’s leading military-industrial enterprises and forms part of the state space corporation Roscosmos. In addition to missile launch systems, the enterprise produces heavy artillery systems, naval artillery mounts, and coastal anti-ship missile systems.

The facility has been under international sanctions since Russia launched its all-out war.

Photo: Volodymyr Zelensky/X.

Video: exilenovaplus / Telegram.

Biden Allows Ukraine to Utilize Long-Range American Missiles. WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a significant policy shift, President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles to strike military targets inside Russia. This decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with far-reaching implications for the war’s dynamics and the broader…

"The longer the missile range, the shorter the war." ~ Ukrainian Foreign Minister, dmytro_kuleba 🇺🇦🇺🇸💙💛🇩🇪🇺🇦

#Repost@kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on Ukraine's partners on Aug. 11 to provide Kyiv with long-range missiles such as Taurus and ATACMS, emphasizing that they will be deployed only on Ukraine's territory.

"Long-range missiles have proved crucial. This is why Taurus and ATACMS are essential for Ukraine's success, and we ask partners to provide them as soon as possible," Kuleba tweeted.

"Both will be used solely inside our borders. The longer the missile range, the shorter the war."

The Ukrainian military already operates British Storm Shadow and French SCALP long-range missiles. Kyiv continues to appeal to its partners to also acquire the German Taurus missiles and U.S. ATACMS.

Ukrainian member of parliament Yehor Cherniev said on Aug. 7 that key factions in the German parliament have reached a consensus on the transfer of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been so far hesitant to greenlight the transfer, concerned that Ukraine can use the missiles to strike Russian territory. On Aug. 11, the German newspaper Spiegel reported that Berlin is considering providing Taurus missiles modified not to be able to target Russia.

Although Scholz previously said that he is willing to send Taurus missiles once the U.S. approves the transfer of ATACMS, this reportedly no longer plays a major role, Spiegel said.

Washington has so far refused to supply Ukraine with ATACMS. U.S. State Department Matthew Miller however said on Aug. 8 that the U.S. is considering the transfer of new missiles and defense systems, without elaborating whether this includes the much-desired long-range missiles.