US Role in Deadly ATACMS Strike on Crimean Beach & Why Ukraine Calls Crimeans “Civilian Occupiers”

– A deadly ATACMS strike on a Crimean beach left several civilians dead including children, followed by Moscow blaming Washington for the attack;

– Senior Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak refused to apologize for the attack, instead insisting civilians are considered “occupiers” and that signs of peaceful life on the peninsula cannot be allowed;

– The US provides Ukraine with all targeting data for HIMARS/M270 strikes for both shorter range guided rockets and longer range ATACMS according to the Washington Post;

– Leaked audio between senior German military officers reveal that all NATO long-range weapons require NATO mission planning and targeting data transferred to Ukrainians, with the addition of US and British personnel on the ground helping prepare weapons for strikes;

– The deadly attack is only the latest in a long line of atrocities enabled by US-NATO support of Ukraine’s various governments following the US overthrow of Ukraine’s elected government in 2014;

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US-Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes on Crimea Vindicate Moscow

References:

Ukrinform – There cannot be any “beaches,” “tourist zones” and other fictitious signs of “peaceful life” in Crimea, temporarily occupied by the Russians (June 25, 2024):
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/…

The Telegraph – Ukraine suspected of ATACMS strike on Russian space control centre in Crimea, Ukraine: The Latest (June 25, 2024):
 • Ukraine suspected of ATACMS strike on…  

The Telegraph – Crimean sunbathers struck by deadly shrapnel shower from Ukrainian missile (June 23, 2024):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new…

The Guardian – US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (November 2014):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/200…

USAID, IRI – Public Opinion Survey Residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea May 16 – 30, 2013:
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaec7…

BBC – Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine (March 2014):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

Washington Post – Ukraine’s rocket campaign reliant on U.S. precision targeting, officials say (February 2023):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

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