Moscow threatened to retaliate after claiming to have downed eight U.S.-manufactured missiles fired from Ukraine toward Russia's southwestern Belgorod region. "These actions by the Kyiv regime, which is supported by Western curators,

Russia has vowed retaliation after claiming to have shot down eight US-made ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine on Saturday morning. Moscow sees the use of such missiles, which have a range of up to 300 kilometers (186 miles) as a major escalation.

Russian forces reported shooting down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles and 72 drones launched by Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry did not report any casualties or damage from the attacks. ATACMS missiles,

Russia has warned that the US-supplied missiles could spark a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on central Kyiv. Meanwhile, authorities had to temporarily suspend operations at the airport in St Petersburg.