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WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a significant change to Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.

The move by the United States two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 follows months of requests by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine's military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.

The change follows Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv.

The first deep strikes are likely to be carried out using ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), according to the sources.

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[–] hitwright@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh boy, I've heard this one. Gloves are taken off, eyebrows are being raised, amirite? xD

[–] griefstricken@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I guess you don't keep up with the missile attacks as much as the Ukrainians do!

[–] hitwright@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You mean the chimp outs? When something bad happens, they send a bunch of missiles to terrorize civilians. It's not a win you think it is.

Also how do you think robovatnik is doing?

[–] griefstricken@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

You can pretend to know what is going on, but I know all you have is mocking individual soldiers being maimed and killed. I am nothing like you. I do not even enjoy watching power go out for the Ukrainians. They have all been deceived. Anyways, say goodbye.