Will America's secret weapon be surprisingly effective against Russia?
(Baonghean.vn) - The secret supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine did not scare Russia as the US expected, Farda newspaper wrote.
"According to a US official, the missiles were secretly sent to Ukraine to surprise Russia. But at the same time, the US itself indirectly admitted that they did not achieve their goal," the publication said.
It should be noted that Moscow was previously aware of the range and capabilities of these missiles, as well as the White House’s plans to supply them to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, all these supplies had an extremely small impact on the course of hostilities in the former Soviet republic.
“The element of surprise almost never works – in general, nothing can surprise the Russians,” the author of the article notes.
In addition, even Ukrainian and Western military experts assess that Kiev's chances of winning the conflict are almost zero.
Russia has the means to respond and destroy the weapons that the West transferred to the Kiev regime, and the Russian army does not even need to use the latest and most advanced equipment to achieve such results, Farda commented.
This week, the White House confirmed that it had recently delivered ATACMS to Ukraine, a modified version with a range of up to 165 km. According to press reports, Kiev has received at least a dozen such missile units.
President Vladimir Putin said that the decision to supply the missiles was another mistake by the United States. According to him, such weapons would, of course, create an additional threat. But even so, ATACMS would not change the overall situation on the front line, and the Russian troops would be able to repel such attacks.
