Beijing, 10 Oct (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: Russian President Vladimir Putin told the media on 18 October that Russia's interests cannot be suppressed, and the United States should learn to respect other countries and learn to compromise and make concessions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 17th that the Ukrainian army used the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) obtained from the United States for the first time.
US President Joe Biden recently said that European allies should unite with the United States to suppress the trouble caused by Putin. Putin responded to this in an interview with Russian media on the 17th, saying that Russia's interests cannot be suppressed, and the United States should learn to respect others, "so that there is no need to suppress anyone."
Zelensky released a video speech on the evening of the 17th, saying that the United States provided ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as promised, and the Ukrainian army used this weapon for the first time to attack the Russian army that day, achieving good results. The Ukrainian State News Agency released a video of the Ukrainian army launching ATACMS missiles on the night of the 17th, saying that the Ukrainian army used the missile to hit the Russian army in Berdyansk, Luhansk and other places on the same day, destroying 9 Russian helicopters, an air defense missile launcher, an ammunition depot and special equipment in many airports.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 18th, Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov said that the secret supply of ATACMS missiles by the United States to Ukraine is a serious mistake that will cause extremely serious consequences, and the United States is continuing to promote a direct conflict between NATO and Russia.
The ATACMS missile is a surface-to-surface missile manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin, with a range of more than 160 kilometers and a flight speed of up to 3 times the speed of sound.
The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted Russian military sources as saying that on the morning of October 10-17, the Russian army intercepted and destroyed 18 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region, Kursk region and the Black Sea region, and the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned boat in the Black Sea. In the important Donetsk city of Red Liman (known as "Liman" in Ukraine), the Russian army destroyed more than 28 Ukrainian soldiers, 100 armored vehicles and 3 artillery pieces.
CNN reported on the 18th that since the beginning of October, Ukrainian special forces have carried out a series of infiltration and sabotage operations against the Russian army in the coastal area of Crimea.
The Wall Street Journal said on the 18th that the analysis of satellite images and video data shows that Russia will continue to increase the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus in 2023 and has the ability to carry out nuclear strikes on Ukraine. On the 16th of this month, the air forces of NATO member countries began to hold the "firm noon" nuclear deterrence annual exercise in Europe, and Russia said that it would consider NATO's nuclear deterrence exercise in its military planning. (End)