Kyiv has used U.S.-supplied ATACMS effectively against high-value Russian assets in Moscow-controlled Ukraine and Crimea.
The U.S. is firmly against any spilling over of the Ukraine war outside the country's borders, the Pentagon has said, as Kyiv pushes for the freedom to launch long-range strikes with Western weapons into Russia. Moscow has warned this could lead to a broader conflict.
to Ukraine. However, Washington has only authorized Kyiv to use the tactical ballistic missile against Russian targets in mainland Ukraine and in Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 from Ukraine. in dramatic strikes, such as on Russian helicopters and advanced air defense systems.Shortly after Moscow launched a cross-border offensive from its Belgorod region into Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region in early May, the U.S. greenlit the use of shorter-range weapons it has provided to Ukraine to defend Kharkiv.
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