Russia says downed 8 US-supplied ATACMS missiles

Russia said on Saturday it had shot down eight U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, whose use Moscow has warned could spark a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on central Kyiv.

ATACMS missiles have a maximum range of 190 miles (300 kilometers) according to publicly available data.

"Air defense systems downed eight ATACMS U.S.-made missiles and 72 drones," the Russian defense forces told news agencies without specifying whether there were any casualties or damage.

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has supplied long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine which can penetrate inside Russia, provoking retaliation from Moscow which has responded with its new hypersonic missile.