The United States allowed Ukraine to use not only HIMARS installations, but also GMLRS guided munitions and artillery for attacks on Russian territory, sources said.
Ukraine can use US weapons to protect itself and hit Russian troops near the border if necessary. The representative of the US National Security Council, Michael Carpenter, said this, Voice of America reported on Friday, May 31.
So, when a journalist asked if the permission to strike the Russian Federation concerned not only the defense of Kharkov, but also other regions – such as the Sumy region, he said that Ukraine could defend the self if necessary.
“It comes down to making sure that the Ukrainians can defend themselves Yes, across the border against Russian attacks coming from there,” Carpenter said.
In this regard, The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, wrote that the United States allowed Ukraine to use not only HIMARS installations, but also GMLRS-guided munitions and artillery for attacks on Russian territory. However, this authorization does not yet apply to the use of ATACMS ballistic missiles.
Earlier on Friday, Ukrainian President Sergei Nikiforov’s press secretary confirmed that the United States had authorized Ukraine to attack Russia with American weapons. Then he only mentions the HIMARS systems.
Later, President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine had indeed received the corresponding “message” from the United States.
Source: korrespondent
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