U.S. may allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia

President Joe Biden says he is considering lifting restrictions on Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles against Russia


Russian targets in range of U.S. weapons (as of Aug 26)
Military air base 
Military object

Range of glide bombs launched from Russia
HIMARS 70km
ATACMS range: 300km

BELARUS
Chernihiv
Kyiv
Ukrainian incursion
UKRAINE 
Kharkiv
Dnipro
Area held by Russia
Pokrovsk
Donetsk
Odesa
BLACK SEA
Crimea 
RUSSIA

ATACMS missile


Ability to use U.S. long-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) would allow Kyiv to strike back against Moscow’s use of deadly “glide bombs”


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Reuters, BBC
Picture: U.S. Army
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