Reuters reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter, that President Joe Biden's administration has reinstated regulations that prevented Ukraine from attacking deep into Russia using weapons supplied by the United States. was canceled. These are ATACMS missiles. The White House declined to comment.
Reuters said Ukraine plans to launch its first long-range attack in the coming days, but did not provide details due to operational security concerns.
When asked about these reports, the White House declined to comment.
Possibly a first strike by ATACMS missiles
The US move comes just over two months before the end of President Joe Biden's term and the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Prior to this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had for months sought permission for the Ukrainian military to use US-made weapons to attack military targets deep inside Russia.
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The agency reminded that the U.S. policy change comes after Russia introduced soldiers from North Korea into the war, causing concern in Washington and Kiev.
Officials said the first strike would likely be carried out using ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 km.
Massive attack on Ukraine. Poland picked up fighter jets
Over the course of the night between Saturday and Sunday, Ukraine's capital Kiev and other cities were rocked by a series of major attacks. Explosions were heard in the Black Sea ports of Zaporizhia and Odessa. The Ukrainian Air Force has issued a nationwide airstrike warning. Ukrainian residents were urged to hide in a safe place.
Poland's military announced Sunday morning that a large-scale Russian offensive into western Ukraine had captured Polish troops and allied fighters. “This measure is aimed at ensuring the safety of areas adjacent to endangered areas,” the statement said.
In the program “Limanowski Breakfast on Polsat News and Inter”, Deputy Defense Minister Cesary Tomczyk said that rockets also fell tens of kilometers from the Polish border.
– We were in constant contact with the commanders and the Ukrainian side. Today, information is coming in that Russia basically used everything it had. Both ballistic and hypersonic missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, he stressed.
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