White House confirms authorisation for Ukraine to fire ATACMS long-range missiles on Russia
www.pravda.com.ua
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 21:28:49 +0200
John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, confirmed during a briefing on Monday, 25 November, that Ukraine had received authorisation to launch longrange ATACMS missiles on targets in Russia.
Source European Pravda, citing Turkish news agency Anadolu Details Kirby stated that the US did change the guidance on the use of ATACMS missiles, allowing Ukrainians to use them to strike these particular types of targets.
Quote from Kirby Right now, they are able to use ATACMS to defend themselves in an immediateneed basis.
And right now, understandably, thats taken place in around Kursk, in the Kursk Oblast.
Details Kirby indicated that he would let the Ukrainians speak to their use of ATACMS, and their targeting procedures, and what theyre using them for, and how well theyre doing.
Kirbys comments marked the first official confirmation that Ukraine had been authorised to use US longrange weapons against Russia.
The first reported use of ATACMS in Russias Bryansk Oblast was made unofficially last week.
Following this, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin threatened Western powers that allowed Kyiv to strike Russia with their weapons, warning of retaliatory strikes.
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