According to the statement on Telegram on Nov. 23, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched five ATACMS missiles in the Lotarevka area, striking a position of a S-400 anti-aircraft missile regiment. Russia claims three missiles were “destroyed,

Russia has made a rare admission, saying that a key air defence system and an air base in the Kursk region were hit by Ukraine with US-supplied Atacms missiles. The defence ministry statement, which threatened retaliation,

Russia's Defense Ministry admitted on Nov. 26 that Ukraine had targeted Russian S-400 air defense systems and an airfield in embattled Kursk Oblast with U.S.-made long-range ATACMS missiles over the past three days.

After over 1,000 days of conflict, the Russian Aerospace Forces have failed to secure air superiority in Ukraine despite numerical and technological advantages. Russia's air strategy has shifted to using aircraft like the Su-34 for "airborne artillery" roles and relying heavily on UAVs for attacks.