“It’s impossible without the Americans” – Lavrov about ATACMS missile strikes on the arsenal in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation

Moscow believes that the attacks on the Russian Federation by the Armed Forces using American ATACMS missiles are a signal that the West wants escalation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following his participation in the Group of Twenty (G20) summit.

“The fact that ATACMS were used repeatedly in the Bryansk region tonight is, of course, a signal that they (in the West) want escalation. And without the Americans, it is impossible to use these high-tech missiles, Putin has said about it many times,” the Russian minister said.

According to Lavrov, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has already warned Western countries about how Moscow’s position will change if “this long-range, which they are currently considering, up to 300 kilometers, is approved.” “In essence, this is not an approval for Ukraine to use long-range missiles. This is just an announcement that we will now hit 300 kilometers,” he added.

On the morning of November 19, the Ukrainian military announced an attack on the 67th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Bryansk region, but did not specify the type of weapon with which this attack was carried out.

In the afternoon of November 19, the Russian military department announced that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had hit the Bryansk region with ATACMS missiles at night, five of them were shot down by Pantsir and S-400 systems, and another missile was damaged. According to this report, rockets fell on the technical territory of a military facility in Bryansk region, a fire broke out, which was extinguished. There are no casualties or damage.