The results of yesterday's large-scale suicide drone attack by the Ukraine army on Russia are being initially revealed: despite the accidental hit of a residential building in Laminskoye, Moscow, the main target of the Ukrainian drone should be the Russian army base 61991 near the town, to be precise, the arsenal of the base, a large explosion occurred after the arsenal was hit: Ukraine sources revealed that this base stored short-range ballistic missiles that Iran had just delivered, but the information could not be confirmed.
Earlier, Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations denied reports that Iran had delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, but the reality does not appear to be true: some Iran parliamentarians have admitted to delivering short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, "missiles for food".
According to Reuters, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed that Iran has delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia and that Russia forces could launch Iran missiles "within weeks," and that "Ukraine is now at a critical juncture in intense autumn hostilities." Iran missiles will be used to attack Ukraine targets near the front line so that the Russian army can attack targets in depth with more valuable Iskander-M ballistic missiles.
Blinken also announced that new sanctions would be imposed on Iran, including Iran Aviation, "We warn Tehran publicly, and we warn Tehran privately, that this would be a dangerous escalation." But Blinken did not produce any evidence that Iran delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia.
Ukraine Prime Minister Shmygal also said at a press conference, "So far, I do not have any concrete facts that Russia has received and is using these missiles (made in Iran)." ”
At present, the governments of United States and United Kingdom have announced new sanctions against Iran, and countries such as France and Germany are expected to follow suit soon. The governments of United Kingdom, France and Germany have issued a joint statement, "We call on Iran to immediately cease all support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and to stop developing and transferring its ballistic missiles", and the sanctions will include the cancellation of aviation agreements with Iran, sanctions against Iran individuals and organizations, including Iran Airlines.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that he will visit Kyiv on Wednesday, today, together with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David · Lamy; United States President Joe Biden will discuss with United Kingdom Prime Minister Starmer on Friday "the issue of allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons to attack Russia."
The Hill reporter Julie Graceb reported that McCaul, chairman of the United States House of Representatives, revealed, "I spoke with Blinken two days ago, and he was on his way to Kyiv with the United Kingdom foreign minister, basically telling them that they would be allowed to use ATACMS against Russia." ”
The United States government's lifting of restrictions on the use of ballistic missiles is a countermeasure to Iran's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia, "due to the strong demand of Ukraine, which is also promised by United States officials, if Iran sends Russia missiles, the restrictions on long-range missiles will be relaxed." ”
According to the "Russia Satellite News Agency", United States President Biden also said in response to reporters' relevant questions that the United States government is studying the issue of allowing Ukraine to use Western missiles to hit targets in Russia, "We are studying this issue now." ”
Reuters reported that United States President Joe Biden said that "efforts are underway" to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons in Ukraine.
Obviously, when reporting the same thing, the Russia state media and the Western media use different narrative methods and can bring different hints to the reader, as for which Russia state media or Western media is more credible, I will not comment too much here for the time being.
However, as far as the official statement is concerned, the United States government still sticks to the original policy, and White House strategic communications coordinator John · Kirby said in an interview with CNN, "In our opinion, nothing has changed." We do not allow or support in-depth attacks on Russia itself, and we absolutely must not use United States-made weapons. This remains our policy and position. “
So far, we have not seen any credible evidence that Iran has delivered short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, let alone the Russian army launched Iran-made short-range ballistic missiles into Ukraine, but based on various information, this matter is having an important impact, and it is very likely that in a few days, the Ukraine army will begin to hit targets in Russia with ground attack missiles provided by countries such as United States or United Kingdom, and the Russian army will also use Iran missiles to hit targets in Ukraine.
The next question is what kind of military assistance Ukraine will ask for further from United States and other supporters, although the Ukraine government has not mentioned it, but there are already Ukraine lawmakers who have asked the United States government to provide Tomahawk cruise missiles to hit Russia deeper targets, including those military factories and strategic bomber bases far from the Ukraine border.