[Russia] - Ukraine Can Strike (Some) Targets in Russia with U.S. Weapons. What NowThe United States on Thursday finally joined a growing variety of its NATO allies in enabling Ukraine to use weapons contributed by the West to strike military targets on R

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States on Thursday finally joined a growing number of its NATO allies in allowing Ukraine to use weapons donated by the West to
strike military targets on Russian territory.Officials said Ukraine would only be allowed to defend the embattled Kharkiv region, which is
under bombardment by missiles and glide bombs launched inside Russia
Why did these restrictions need to be lifted?Kharkiv lies just 40 kilometers from the Russian border, putting it in range of missile and
over the past week.Without permission to fire back, Kyiv was left unable to target Russian forces as they gathered behind the border and
and Cooperation Center, told The Moscow Times that allowing Kyiv to strike aircraft and ground launchers inside Russian territory is a more
Ukraine now do in Russia?Ukraine has already been using domestically produced drones to hit military targets as well as oil refineries,
factories, and power infrastructure as deep into Russia as the Republic of Tatarstan
open-source intelligence expert
unlike traditional ballistic missiles, makes them more challenging for Russian air defense systems to intercept and
a limited number of places where you can set up a battery
So sooner or later you're going to be going to the same space a second time
Russian soil would escalate the war
escalation
Ukraine has used British-donated Storm Shadow and American ATACMS against targets in Crimea and other occupied regions of Ukraine that
on Russian soil in some circumstances
Though British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that it was up to Ukraine to decide how they used British weapons, Zelensky said Kyiv was
yet to receive official confirmation from London
He added that Britain's final decision was likely dependent on Washington's stance.Storm Shadow missile.MBDAThe Danish and Dutch foreign
Iskander missile system, which could be used to fire ballistic missiles at civilians in Kharkiv? In practice, this facility is not involved
in attacks on Ukraine
But in fact, it is
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