While Kyiv has deployed its ATACMS stockpiles previously, this week’s strike marks **the first time the country has used its US-supplied missile systems during the current Trump administration.**
Over the summer, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukraine was prohibited from deploying its long-range missiles to target Russian territory for months as a result of a review process that directly blocked its use of ATACMS. **Last month, the United States lifted this significant restriction, as part of the White House’s effort to push Russian president Vladimir Putin into discussing a ceasefire proposal.***

**Last month, the United States lifted this significant restriction, as part of the White House’s effort to push Russian president Vladimir Putin into discussing a ceasefire proposal.***

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ukraine-fires-long-range-atacms-missiles-at-russia-mc-112625

Ukrainian forces launched US-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) toward the southwestern Russian city of Voronezh earlier this week. Both Russia’s Defense Ministry and Ukrainian sources confirmed the barrage. According to Moscow, Kyiv fired four of the surface-to-surface ballistic missiles toward civilian targets in its territory. “Russian S-400 air defence crews and Pantsir missile and gun systems shot down all ATACMS missiles,”