Three sources told Reuters that Ukraine intends to launch its first long-range attack in the coming days, without revealing the details of this attack due to security concerns.
The White House declined to comment.
A US official also told Agence France-Presse that Washington had authorized Ukraine to use the long-range missiles it had supplied to it in its war against Russia.
The official, who requested to remain anonymous, said that the United States “gave the green light to use long-range missiles.”
This step comes months after the Ukrainian president’s request Volodymyr Zelensky Allowing his country’s army to use American weapons to strike Russian military targets far from the border.
This change comes in the wake of Moscow’s deployment of ground forces north korea To support Russian forces, a development that worried Washington and Kiev.
Sources suggested that it would be used Ukraine In its first attack, Atakz missiles with a range of up to 306 kilometers.
Some American officials expressed doubts that these long-range strikes would help change the course of the war, but the decision could help Ukraine at a time when it is achieving… Russian forces Gains. This decision may also put Kyiv in a better position if it conducts negotiations cease-fire.
It is not yet clear whether he is the president-elect Donald Trump He will reverse Biden’s decision when he takes office in January. Trump always criticizes the amount of US financial and military aid to Ukraine, and pledged to end the war quickly without explaining how to do so.
Russia warned that it would consider any measure to ease restrictions on Ukraine’s use of American weapons as a major escalation.
