Putin TV broadcasts map of Russia within range of new Ukrainian weapons

A Russian state television presenter broadcast a map of Russia showing areas where she said Ukraine could potentially strike with Western-supplied weapons.

This comes after the Biden administration said last week that it had moved “with lightning speed” to allow Ukraine to use certain weapons to strike certain targets in Russia. kyiv could use these weapons on Russian territory bordering northeastern Ukraine in an effort to defend its Kharkiv region, but the use of long-range missiles such as the ATACMS is still prohibited on Russian soil, a US official said. News week.

Many of Ukraine's other NATO allies have now given Kiev the green light to use their weapons on Russian territory.

During broadcast of the Russia-1 program 60 minutes On Monday, propagandist Olga Skabeyeva reacted to the developments by showing a map of regions that she said could potentially be affected by weapons supplied to Ukraine.

It included ATACMS, although the United States banned their use in Russia. He also mentions the AGM-88 HARM, a tactical air-to-ground anti-radiation missile; the American-made Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) with a range of 100 miles; long-range air-launched Scalp/Storm Shadow cruise missiles; and kamikaze drones.

The United Kingdom and France supply Storm Shadows to Ukraine and have not explicitly restricted their use on Russian soil.

“The radius of targets that can now be hit with the help of HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems] it looks like this,” Skabeyeva said.

The map highlights regions along the Ukraine-Russia border, including Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk and Smolensk, as areas likely to be attacked, as well as targets deeper inside the Russia, such as Ryazan, Tambov and Saratov regions. He said targets up to 1,000 kilometers from the border with Ukraine are at risk of coming under fire.

“The winner of this game is the one with the greatest ability to raise the stakes,” she said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned last week that NATO countries, “especially those based in Europe, especially in smaller European countries, should be fully aware of the stakes” in allowing Ukraine to strike the territory. Russian with Western weapons.

“They need to keep in mind that their countries are small and densely populated, which is a factor that needs to be taken into account before starting to consider attacking deep into Russian territory,” he said. “This constant escalation can have serious consequences.”

“This is another step towards a serious conflict in Europe, towards a global conflict,” added the Russian leader.

Russian military expert Yuri Fedorov told Russia's independent Meduza newspaper on May 29 that Moscow was trying to warn the West that policy changes regarding Ukraine's use of its weapons would trigger an escalation of the conflict.

“But this raises the question: what is this level of escalation that Russia can reach? Russia is already using almost everything that can be used against Ukraine, with the exception of the use of nuclear weapons,” Fedorov said.

“Russians [for example] “This would endanger the security of diplomats, which would be painfully perceived by public opinion and political circles.” circles of Western states. But that's all. I can’t imagine what else Russia could use.”

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