Washington has allowed Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia with U.S.-provided weapons. That does not include ATACMS.
The U.S. has allowed Ukraine to use American weapons to strike into Russia, but with limits—Kyiv cannot turn its Army Tactical Missile System missiles to look across the border.President Joe Biden greenlit Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil with some U.S.-donated weapons to help Kyiv fend off Moscow's weekslong offensive into the northeastern Kharkiv region, U.S. officials said last week.U.S.
Ukraine can currently use shorter-range rockets fired by High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to reach a certain distance into Russian territory, striking some of Moscow's support bases as Russian forces are about to assault into the northeast, Savill told Newsweek.Sanctioned ATACMS use, however, would extend Ukraine's hand to air bases for fighter-bombers and helicopters beyond the reach of HIMARS in several southern Russian regions, like Voronezh, he added.
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