Ukraine hits targets in Russia with US-supplied ATACMS missiles, military says
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An ATACMS rocket on display at an artillery plant in Germany.
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- Ukraine's military confirmed using US-supplied ATACMS missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, calling it "a significant development".
- The Biden administration lifted restrictions on using ATACMS within Russia in November 2024, a decision initially criticised by Mr Donald Trump.
- Ukraine seeks US Tomahawk missiles (2,500km range), hoping to push Russia to negotiate, but Mr Trump is "not really" considering it.
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KYIV - Ukraine’s military said on Nov 18 it had attacked military targets in Russia with US-supplied ATACMS missiles, calling it a “significant development”.
Ukraine has not previously stated openly that it uses the advanced US-provided ballistic missile systems on targets inside Russia, although the restriction on doing so was lifted by the outgoing Biden administration a year ago.
“The use of long-range strike capabilities, including systems such as ATACMS, will continue,” the military general staff said in a statement on Nov 18.
Kyiv received the systems in 2023 but was initially restricted to using them only on its own territories, nearly a fifth of which are occupied by Russia.
Mr Joe Biden, who was US president at the time, lifted those restrictions in November 2024, a move which was initially criticised by his successor, Mr Donald Trump.
Ukraine has requested US-made Tomahawk missiles that have a range of 2,500km, saying these will help bring Russia to the negotiating table.
Although Mr Trump initially pondered the idea of selling them to Kyiv, in November he said he was “not really” considering the move. REUTERS
