Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia has vowed retaliation after claiming to have shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine on Saturday morning.Moscow sees
several drones were destroyed in the Leningrad region in the north-west and one in Kursk, where Ukraine launched a surprise attack late last
the conflict by deploying North Korean troops.Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to respond to Ukrainian strikes using ATACMS
morning of November 21.The Ukrainian drone attacks forced temporary restrictions to be introduced at an airport in St
Petersburg, Russian state media agency TASS reported.The governor of Leningrad oblast, Aleksandr Drozdenko, said in a statement on Telegram
UAVs and other types of drones were downed, according to a statement, although the downed drones caused damage in the Chernihiv and Sumy
regions.Ukraine enters the year on the back foot in the conflict, which began with in February 2022, with Russian making gains on the
eastern Luhansk region
In Donetsk, the hub of Pokrovsk is under growing Russian pressure as Ukrainian forces lose ground to the south and east of the town.Ukraine
is also concerned that the incoming Trump administration could cut vital military aid; Trump himself has vowed to end the conflict.Source: