Ukraine Destroys Russian S-300 Air Defense With Western Weapons

By Jim Morris, Warrior Vice President, News

It had been a red line for the Biden administration. But just days after President Biden gave Ukraine the go-ahead to use US-supplied weapons to hit targets in Russia, the Ukrainians have done just that.

According to a government minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian missile system inside Russia.. “It burns beautifully. It’s a Russian S-300. On Russian territory,” Vereshchuk wrote on Facebook. “The first days after permission to use Western weapons on enemy territory.”

According to the New York Times, the deputy chairman of a Ukrainian parliamentary national security committee said Ukrainian forces used a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to hit the target in the Belgorod region, about 20 miles inside Russia.

There’s been no comment from Russia. Earlier Monday, the Kremlin warned the US against letting Ukraine the weapons it has supplied to Kyiv against targets on Russian soil.

“I would like to warn American leaders against miscalculations that could have fatal consequences,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “For come unknown reason, they underestimate the seriousness of the rebuff they may receive.”

For months, Ukraine had pleaded with its Western allies to let it use their weapons to fire at targets in Russia. Last week, the White House gave its blessings. But the green light came with strict limits.