Ukraine Fired 12 US and UK Missiles at Russia’s Bryansk Region, Moscow Says

Ukrainian drones also targeted Russia’s Saratov region, damaging two industrial sites, Russian officials said.

This image was made from a video posted by a Telegram channel affiliated with the Ukrainian military on Nov. 19, 2024. The channel says it shows a U.S.-supplied ATACMS missile being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the date and location the video was filmed. Lachen Pyshe Telegram via AP

The Ukrainian military has fired a dozen advanced Western-supplied missiles into Russia’s western Bryansk region, Moscow’s defense ministry said on Jan. 12, adding that all incoming missiles were successfully downed.

“Last night, the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] launched a missile strike at objects in Bryansk region,” it said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel.