00:00BREAKING NEWS Russia has vowed retaliation after accusing
00:03Ukraine of using US-supplied long-range missiles in a bold strike near the border.
00:08Here's what we know.
00:10These powerful weapons, the Army Tactical Missile Systems or ATACMs, were reportedly
00:15fired by Ukraine into Russia's Belgorod region, just 25 miles from the border.
00:21The Russian Ministry of Defense says their advanced air defense systems intercepted and
00:25destroyed all eight missiles in midair.
00:28Ukraine's move sparked an immediate reaction from Moscow.
00:32The Kremlin issued a stern warning, promising what they call retaliatory measures.
00:37According to officials, this strike damaged infrastructure and injured at least one person
00:42in a nearby village.
00:44This escalation comes after US President Joe Biden greenlit Ukraine's use of ATACMS missiles
00:50in November, a decision that Russia has condemned multiple times.
00:54Russian President Vladimir Putin even claimed it justified testing their experimental hypersonic
00:59missile last month.
01:01The Belgorod strike follows another Ukrainian attack in December, where American-made missiles
01:06targeted a Russian airfield.
01:08Russia warned of retaliation then, and tensions are now reaching a boiling point.
01:14With both sides exchanging threats and actions, the stakes couldn't be higher.
01:18Could this escalate further?
01:20Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates.
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