"While damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit," a Ukrainian military source tells Sky News.

“While damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit,” a Ukrainian military source tells Sky News.

A Ukrainian warplane has for the first time fired a weapon that struck a target inside Russia, a Ukrainian military source has told Sky News.

The source said a “Russian command node” was hit on Sunday in the area of Belgorod, western Russia.

Belgorod is close to the border with northeastern Ukraine.

It was not immediately clear what type of munition was used in the attack, including whether or not it had been a Western weapon.

  • RubberDuckEnglish
    15•7 months ago

    Scalp/storm shadow or HARM probably.

    • @[email protected]English
      18•7 months ago

      Ukrainians have developed their own JDAM-ER analogue, AASM is also a possibility. Belgorod is close enough to border to be in range

      • RubberDuckEnglish
        1•7 months ago

        Jdam er and aasm primarily use gps for targeting. And have been rendered pretty much useless under Russias constant gps jamming. But if there was a window I bet they’ll use anything they can.