American tactical missile system MGM-140 ATACMS. Archive photoWASHINGTON, Sep 14 Deliveries of American ATACMS ballistic missiles to Ukraine are fraught with Washington's involvement in a military conflict with Moscow, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. attacks on targets at a distance of up to 300 kilometers. According to him, if Kyiv receives such weapons, large Russian cities, as well as industrial and transport infrastructure facilities, will fall into the area of possible destruction.
«Such a scenario would mean direct involvement of the United States in a military confrontation with Russia,» Antonov said.
The head of the diplomatic mission added that the Armed Forces of Ukraine «constantly violate the norms of humanitarian law» even in those territories that Kyiv considers its own. The diplomat noted that if this happens in relation to the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, then in the presence of American long-range missiles, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, without a doubt, will begin shelling Russian territory. jpg» />The Ukrainian military noticed an American armored personnel carrier ATACMS, an operational-tactical ballistic missile developed by the American company Lockheed Martin, in service with the Ukrainian military. It can be launched from multiple launch rocket systems, including the M142 HIMARS, which Ukrainian troops have been using against the Russian Armed Forces since late June. Against the backdrop of the Russian special operation to defend Donbass that began on February 24, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and transport with them becomes a legitimate goal. US President Joe Biden signed a bill on the allocation of military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv. It also includes various allocations related in one way or another to the situation in Ukraine. Congress increased the amount to nearly $40 billion from the $33 billion originally requested by the head of state. Later, the States announced a new aid package for Kiev. Read the full text of Anatoly Antonov's interview at ria.ru>> about non-participation in the Ukrainian conflict is ridiculous