AP: US officials confirm Ukrainian strikes in Russia in June with US weapons

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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Ukraine has used U.S. weapons to strike in Russia in recent days, a U.S. senator and a Western official familiar with the matter said, according to the Associated Press.

These weapons were used after the White House authorized kyiv to strike in Russia with HIMARS to defend Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. However, U.S. policy still prevents Ukraine from using U.S.-supplied ATACMS or long-range missiles.

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota confirmed the strikes with U.S. weapons but did not say how he was informed.

On May 10, Russia launched a new offensive on Kharkiv Oblast, capturing Ukrainian villages and executing civilians. According to military plans, the Russians planned to surround Kharkiv and attack it repeatedly with artillery, guided bombs, and ballistic and cruise missiles.

Russian forces exploited the long delay in replenishing U.S. military aid when entering Ukrainian territory.

Earlier, the Institute for the Study of War said that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in the Belgorod region, probably with HIMARS, on June 1 or 2.

The air defense system was located approximately 60 kilometers (about 40 miles) from the current front line in the northern Kharkiv region and more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the city of Kharkiv, which is within range of tear.

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