Ukraine claims its first attack on Russian territory with Western weapons

After receiving permission from his main allies to use the weapons they send you inside enemy territory, Ukraine has claimed responsibility for its first attack with its partners’ equipment against a military objective located within the Russian Federation.

“A nice fire. It is a Russian S-300 (anti-aircraft system). On Russian territory,” the Ukrainian Deputy Minister for the Reintegration of the Occupied Territories wrote on her Facebook account. Irina Vershchuk.

The message is accompanied by a photo of a unit of military equipment burning.

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“First days after permission to use western weapons against enemy territory,” added the vice minister.

Ukraine has in recent weeks received permission from its main allies to hit certain military targets within the Russian Federation. From the beginning of the war, the partners of Kyiv They have prohibited it from attacking within Russian territory for fear of possible retaliation from Moscow. This limitation did not include the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.

This change in policy on the conditions under which Ukraine can use the weapons it receives has coincided with the offensive launched by Russia in the middle of last month against the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, bordering the Russian Federation. Russian forces opened a new front there after crossing the border from their own territory.

Russian penetration into that area of ​​northeastern Ukraine It triggered concern in Western capitals and in kyiv, which began to demand with increasing vehemence that it be allowed to neutralize at source with the weapons received the Russian attacks against Kharkiv, hitting concentrations of troops, aircraft, missile systems and other Russian targets.

The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmitro Kulebahas welcomed the permission received to attack certain areas and military objectives within Russia, and has explained that kyiv continues working to eliminate the restrictions that its allies continue to impose on the use of their weapons against enemy territory.