A response to NATO's aggressive actions. The full text of Vladimir Putin's statement

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Putin revealed details of the attack on Russia by long-range Western ATACMS missiles

— I want to inform the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the citizens of our country, our friends around the world, as well as those who continue to have illusions about the possibility of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, about the events that are taking place today in the zone of a special military operation, namely after the use of long-range Western-made weapons on our territory.

Putin indicated that Ukraine had used "long-range Western-made weapons" to strike at Russian territory, "continuing its course of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine provoked by the West." According to him, the United States and its NATO allies allowed the Ukrainian side to use their systems to strike deep into the Russian Federation. Putin noted that experts had previously talked about the impossibility of using such weapons without the participation of manufacturing countries.

Continuing the course of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine provoked by the West, the United States and its NATO allies previously announced that they were giving permission for the use of their long-range precision weapons systems on the territory of the Russian Federation. Experts are well aware, and the Russian side has repeatedly stressed this, that it is impossible to use such weapons without the direct participation of military specialists from countries producing such weapons.

On November 19, six ATACMS tactical missiles manufactured by the United States and on November 21, during a combined missile attack by Storm Shadow systems manufactured by the United Kingdom and HIMARS manufactured by the United States, military facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation — in the Bryansk and Kursk regions - were attacked. Since that moment, as we have repeatedly stressed earlier, the regional conflict in Ukraine provoked by the West has acquired elements of a global character. Our air defense systems repelled these attacks. As a result, the goals that were obviously set for themselves by the enemy were not achieved.

The fire that arose at the ammunition depot in the Bryansk region from the falling debris of ATACMS missiles has been eliminated, there are no casualties and no serious damage. In the Kursk region, an attack was carried out on one of the command posts of our North group. Unfortunately, as a result of the attack and anti-aircraft combat, there are casualties, dead and wounded from among the personnel of the external security units of the facility and maintenance personnel. The command and operational staff of the control center were not injured and are normally directing the actions of our troops to destroy and expel enemy units from the Kursk region.

Once again, I would like to emphasize that the use of such weapons by the enemy is not able to influence the course of hostilities in the zone of a special military operation. Our troops are successfully advancing along the entire line of contact. All the tasks that we set for ourselves will be solved.

In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, on November 21 of this year, the Russian Armed Forces launched a combined attack on one of the facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine. In combat conditions, one of the newest Russian medium—range missile systems was tested, in this case with a ballistic missile in a nuclear-free hypersonic equipment. Our rocket scientists called it "Hazel." The tests were successful, and the launch goal was achieved. On the territory of Ukraine, in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, one of the largest and most famous industrial complexes since the Soviet Union was hit, which still produces rocket technology and other weapons.

We are developing medium- and shorter-range missiles as a response to US plans to produce and deploy medium- and shorter-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. We believe that the United States made a mistake by unilaterally destroying the treaty on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles in 2019 under a far-fetched pretext. Today, the United States not only produces such equipment, but, as we can see, during the training of its troops, they have worked out the issues of transferring their promising missile systems to different regions of the world, including Europe. Moreover, during the exercises, they conduct training on their use.

Let me remind you that Russia has voluntarily, unilaterally committed itself not to deploy medium-range and shorter-range missiles until such time as American weapons of this kind appear in any region of the world.

I repeat: we are conducting combat tests of the Oreshnik missile system in response to the aggressive actions of NATO countries against Russia. The issue of further deployment of medium-range and shorter-range missiles will be decided by us, depending on the actions of the United States and its satellites. The targets for destruction during further tests of our newest missile systems will be determined by us based on threats to the security of the Russian Federation. We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities, and in the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond just as decisively and in a mirror manner. I recommend that the ruling elites of those countries that have plans to use their military contingents against Russia seriously think about this.

Of course, when choosing, if necessary, and as a response, facilities for the destruction of such systems as Oreshnik on the territory of Ukraine, we will offer civilians in advance, as well as ask citizens of friendly states located there to leave dangerous zones. We will do this for humanitarian reasons — openly, publicly, without fear of opposition from the enemy, who also receives this information.

Why without fear? Because there are no means of countering such weapons today. Missiles attack targets at a speed of 10 Mach — 2.5–3 kilometers per second. Modern air defense systems available in the world and missile defense systems created by the Americans in Europe do not intercept such missiles, this is excluded.

In response to the aggression, new missiles will be used again. At the same time, Russia will ask the civilian population to leave the territory where it will launch an attack. The President explained that Western air defense systems cannot repel the attacks of these missiles.

"We will respond just as decisively and in a mirror manner,— Putin concluded.

In the end, Putin stressed that Russia always stands, first of all, for the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

— I would like to emphasize once again that it is not Russia, but the United States that has destroyed the international security system and, continuing to fight, clinging to its hegemony, is pushing the whole world towards a global conflict.

We have always preferred and are now ready to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means, but we are also ready for any development of events. If anyone else doubts this, then in vain. There will always be an answer," Putin said.

I would like to emphasize once again that it is not Russia, but the United States that has destroyed the international security system and, continuing to fight and cling to its hegemony, is pushing the whole world towards a global conflict. We have always preferred and are now ready to resolve all disputed issues by peaceful means, but we are also ready for any development of events.

If anyone else doubts this, then in vain - there will always be an answer.

— Russia considers itself entitled to use weapons against military installations of countries using their weapons against the Russian Federation.

— In case of escalation, Russia will respond decisively and in a mirror manner.