Ukraine might fire US-provided missiles into Russia anywhere it is coming under attack, Pentagon states

By TARA COPP

Associated Press

WASHINGTON-- The Pentagon states Ukraine's armed force is allowed to utilize longer-range rockets provided by the U.S. to strike targets inside Russia across more than simply the cutting edge near Kharkiv if Kyiv is acting in self-defense. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder says Ukraine can fire back wherever it's coming under attack from Russian strikes. President Joe Biden at first loosened the constraints on how Ukraine could use U.S.-provided munitions to offer it another option to better defend the eastern city of Kharkiv from a relentless barrage of Russian rockets. The White House likewise states it's hurrying shipment of air defense interceptor rockets to Ukraine by rerouting shipments prepared for other allied nations.