The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed on the 19th that Ukraine used American ground tactical missile systems (ATACMS) for the first time to launch an attack on Russia's Bryansk region. It is reported that missile fragments caused a fire in a military area in Russia, which was later extinguished. Zelensky stated that by 2025, Ukraine will produce at least 3,000 missiles and 30,000 long-range drones. TASS reported on the 19th that Lavrov stated that the use of ATACMS missiles by the Ukrainian army to attack Russia is a signal that the West hopes for an escalation of the conflict, and such an attack would be impossible without American involvement.
Russia emphasizes that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered a new phase. Russia has made it clear that it will retaliate, which will cause great tension in the U.S. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova stated on the 18th that Russia will 'respond in kind, without mercy.' This indicates that after the U.S. missile exploded on Russian territory, Russia will inevitably take corresponding response measures, which can be essentially confirmed.
Putin and several Russian officials have emphasized that Ukraine cannot use American ground tactical missiles to complete attacks on Russian territory alone, indicating that Russia has blamed the United States. Although during this attack on Russian territory, 5 American missiles were intercepted and 1 was damaged, and only missile fragments caused damage to military base targets, it still provoked great anger in Russia. The U.S. aircraft carrier urgently fled, fearing that Russia would take revenge on the U.S. aircraft carrier ships. The U.S. ignited the Russia-Ukraine conflict by using Ukraine to wage a proxy war, essentially using others to do their bidding. The U.S. is also very clear that once Russia retaliates, it will not directly use missiles to attack U.S. targets; the most likely scenario is that it will learn from the U.S. and use resistance forces to attack U.S. targets. The U.S. is very worried about the safety of its aircraft carriers, so it chose to flee urgently.
On November 18, it was reported that the U.S. had withdrawn its last aircraft carrier from the Middle East. This aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, had been deployed in the region for over two months. The rapid departure of the U.S. aircraft carrier indicates that the U.S. is still very anxious. The Houthi forces have been launching hypersonic missiles at U.S. and Israeli military targets, and neither the U.S. nor Israel has been able to intercept them. During the most dangerous incident, the hypersonic missile launched by the Houthi forces was only 100 meters away from the U.S. aircraft carrier. For the U.S. aircraft carrier, it was a narrow escape. The U.S. has long suspected that Russia provided Iran with hypersonic missile technology, enabling Iran to develop such hard-to-defend missiles.
American missiles have already hit Russian territory, and Russia will undoubtedly respond. At this moment, the U.S. is very worried that Russia will use Houthi forces to attack U.S. aircraft carriers. The best strategy is to retreat, and the U.S. aircraft carrier's urgent departure from the danger zone is considered a wise choice. Of course, even if the U.S. aircraft carrier has fled, the U.S. military bases in the Middle East have not escaped, and Russia still has ways to retaliate.