Zelenskyy Thanks US for Long-Range ATACMS Missiles After Secretive Transfer

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy directly thanked the United States for supplying the ATACMS missiles in an address on Tuesday evening.

Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, near Bahmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Feb. 5, 2023. Marko Djuica/Reuters

Ukrainian forces used U.S.-provided long-range ballistic missiles, known as the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), for the first time on Tuesday, striking Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy directly thanked the United States for supplying the ATACMS missiles in an address on Tuesday evening.