A | KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine has used U.S.-supplied ATAMCS long-range missiles for the first time in its war against Russia, hitting two Russian airbases in occupied Ukrainian territory in strikes that Ukraine and some Russian sources said had caused significant damage.The missiles hit a Russian military airfield in Berdyansk in southern Ukraine and another in Lugansk in the northeast on Tuesday, according to both Russian and Ukrainian officials.Ukraine's General Staff said the attacks had destroyed nine helicopters, as well as an ammunition dump, air defense system and also damaged the airfield's runways. Russian officials did not provide details on the scale of the damage, but one prominent Russian pro-war blogger wrote the strikes were perhaps the most serious against Russian military aviation since the start of the invasion.The Biden administration has quietly delivered the ATACMS to Ukraine after months of resisting Kyiv's requests. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington, D.C., last month, U.S. officials told reporters a small number would be sent but no formal announcement was made.Zelenskyy confirmed ATACMS had been used in Tuesday's strikes in his evening address and thanked the U.S."And today I am especially grateful to the United States. Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. And they are being implemented very accurately -- ATACMS have proven themselves," Zelenskyy said.The ATACMS, or Army Tactical Missile Systems, come in several varieties with ranges from 100 to 190 miles. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday the version given to Ukraine had roughly 100 miles, but that was still more than twice as far as the munitions the U.S. has previously sent.Ukraine had argued for months that it needed the ATACMS to assist its counteroffensive by allowing it to target Russia's airbases, supply lines and ammunition depots far behind Russia's lines and undercut Russia's advantages in air superiority and firepower.The strikes on Tuesday appeared to back up Ukraine's requests for the missiles, hitting bases that house Russian attack helicopters that have played an important role in blunting Ukraine's counteroffensive. Russia has used the helicopters, which are able to fly beyond the range of Ukraine's air defenses, to strike Ukraine's armor as it tries to advance.Video circulating online, and that two Ukrainian government sources confirmed as from the Berdyansk airfield following the strikes, appeared to show a number of helicopters burning and large fires.Besides the immediate destruction of some of those helicopters, Tuesday's strikes may also now force Russia to base them further back from the front line out of concern they could be targeted.The Biden administration had been reluctant to supply the ATACMS because of concerns that providing longer-range weapons might provoke Russia into a wider conflict and that the U.S. stocks of the missiles were insufficient to share without undercutting its own ability to defend itself. The administration's resistance followed a similar pattern throughout the war that has seen it eventually relent after months of Ukrainian lobbying to provide key weapons, first with HIMARS missile artillery and more recently F-16 fighter jets.The concern about escalation from Russia has faded over the months, in particular after Britain and France provided their own long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine.Ukraine's commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhniy, on Tuesday evening published a video showing the ATACMS launch with the caption: "Thank you to our partners. Together to victory."。 AI摘要 高雄市长选战进入百日冲刺，国民党柯志恩与民进党赖瑞隆对决。柯志恩重温四年前谢票画面，誓言深耕基层、兑现承诺，全力冲刺赢回高雄。 年底高雄市市长选战正式进入倒数100天冲刺阶段，蓝绿对决格局明朗。民进党由民代赖瑞隆接棒参选，国民党则再度征召民代柯志恩再战高雄。选前关键时刻，柯志恩重温四年前落败谢票时的哽咽画面，感性告白初心，强调四年深耕从未间断，誓言全力以赴、赢回高雄。 柯志恩20日于脸书发布四年前谢票片段，画面中真挚哽咽的模样再度触动人心。她坦言，当年强忍泪水的动容，不只是感动，更是对高雄市民许下一辈子的承诺。四年前那句“我会用下半辈子回报高雄”，四年来始终铭记于心、从未淡忘。 柯志恩细数四年深耕足迹，为了贴近基层、倾听民意，柯志恩正式定居高雄、落地扎根，不分晴雨寒暑，走遍高雄38个行政区。她强调，深耕县市从来不是选举口号，而是日复一日的踏实坚持，高雄早已成为她人生下半程最深的牵挂与责任。 面对倒数百日的关键战局，柯志恩郑重许下三大冲刺决心。
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