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Western Allies Lift Restrictions, Ukraine Gains Green Light for Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

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Ukraine cleared to strike inside Russia as Western allies lift long-range weapon use restrictions.

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The war in Ukraine has been augmented significantly with long-range weapons from Western countries, such as the U.S. and Germany, which have now been released. The said strategic move will permit Kyiv to conduct attacks way into Russian territory, something that Ukrainian officials have requested for a long time.


Ukraine had no possibility to destroy equipment, command centers, or missile bases on Russian soil with the help of long-range missiles from the West. The most that could be done was damaging Russian territories, as Ukrainian military couldn't carry out long-range attacks. However, fears about the increasing aggression of the Kharkiv region by Russia have turned the policy.


Through the newly acquired extended range of the Taurus missiles, Germany has signed off for the missiles to be used and the U.S. is said to have given permission for the strikes with the weapons that it has supplied. The change has the benefit of reinforcing Ukraine's capability for self-defence and making it more difficult for the enemy to consider future attacks.


Here is the conference, however, that has not been confirmed yet. Critics are of the opinion that it will not only escalate the situation but it will be an aggressive move against Russia, while proponents claim it will allow Ukraine to become able finally to resist Russia's pressure.


With the newly authorized strike capabilities, Ukrainian military officials have already commenced designing precision operations that would target such deep Russian military assets as to weaken the enemy's war infrastructure.

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