Ukraine has launched strikes into Russian territory using US-supplied HIMARS rockets for the first time. This significant escalation follows President Joe Biden's recent decision to lift the ban on Ukraine using American weapons inside Russia. The strikes have targeted advanced Russian air defense systems, including S-300 and S-400 batteries, in the Belgorod region, approximately 20 miles inside Russia. The Kremlin has issued stern warnings to Washington, labeling the move as a 'fatal miscalculation.' The United States has expressed readiness to discuss the expansion of such strikes with Ukraine, emphasizing support for counter-battery combat. The Biden administration's authorization, which enabled strikes on June 1 or 2, marks a pivotal moment in the conflict, potentially heightening tensions between the US and Russia. Photos shared on social media show 54 Pods from HIMARS used in the Kharkiv sector.
#US President Joe #Biden administration's policy shift to allow the US weapons to be used by #Ukraine against limited targets inside #Russia is a dangerous escalation of the conflict, those opposed to the policy say. https://t.co/GK4iwV7usl
UKRAINE LAUNCHES HIMARS ATTACK INTO RUSSIAN TERRITORY
Ukraine appears to have used US weapons to take out targets on Russian soil, kicking off a new stage in the war https://t.co/SPOTcHfUMW
🚨🇺🇦UKRAINE LAUNCHES FIRST STRIKE INSIDE RUSSIA USING U.S.-PROVIDED WEAPONS Ukraine has allegedly used US-made HIMARS rockets to destroy Russian missile launchers 20 miles inside Russia, a Ukrainian official confirmed. This marks the first acknowledged use of US weapons to… https://t.co/jT8uMqrj05 https://t.co/ZKdxXvdOnr
Ukraine 'fires first US missile into Russia' just days after President Joe Biden gave permission for the High Mobility Rocket Artillery System to be used to strike inside Russia https://t.co/deU0VtCeHD https://t.co/YqfPqj5sPK
BREAKING: Ukraine Strikes Russia With Western Weapons.. -NY TIMES Here we go! Just shortly following the Biden administration's authorization for Ukraine to employ American weaponry against Russia, Kyiv swiftly acted on this newfound liberty by targeting a military installation… https://t.co/lgQHWCClpl
BREAKING: Ukraine strikes Russian territory using American-made artillery system. https://t.co/SrvZ1h4ehA
JUST IN: 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine strikes Russian territory using American-made artillery system, NYT reports. https://t.co/pGL0rdwUEb
BREAKING: The New York Times reports a Ukrainian official has confirmed the country's military has fired American weapons into Russia
Breaking News: A Ukrainian official confirmed that the country's military had fired American weapons into Russia, days after President Biden lifted a ban on such use. https://t.co/GQrbVBxkmj
Ukraine war briefing: US Himars rockets ‘likely’ used in Ukrainian attack on Russian soil https://t.co/NRzYJoCkAK
NEW: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast likely w/ HIMARS on June 1 or 2. Ukrainian forces recently advanced within Vovchansk. Russian forces advanced near Lyptsi, Avdiivka, and Velyka Novoslika and in western Zaporizhia Obl..🧵 https://t.co/WMconDj3aR
Ukraine launches US-made HIMARS missiles inside Russia for the first time. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/yMwLF0OvEq
The Biden administration has finally given Kyiv the green light to use American-provided weapons for limited strikes on Russian territory. For the embattled Ukrainians, it may be too late. https://t.co/XHU03qKXxw
🔴 Ukrainian troops have used US-supplied Himars missiles to destroy an advanced air defence system inside Russia Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/zHBX1os61s
Ukrainian Army's Tivaz Artillery Group hints that another Russian S-400 air defence system has been hit. https://t.co/jIZrEZBWqs
🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡ Photo shared on social media shows the amount of expended Rocket Pods from a United States-Provided M142 HIMARS in the Kharkiv sector of the frontline. It appears following recent Ukrainian Army strikes into the Belgorod oblast of Western Russia. 54 Pods can be seen,… https://t.co/a1p8ViAGPl
The Ukrainians are very active in attacking Russian equipment around Belgorod, with at least one S-400 battery destroyed. In the direction of Kupiansk, activities remain high. West of Avdiivka, the Russians have broken through in Sokil, though the extent of their progress is…
Read the new piece by ECFR US Program Director @JyShapiro and @scharap in the @washingtonpost on the recent decision to approve Ukraine's use of US weapons to attack targets inside Russia. https://t.co/148e9UkKJZ
America's latest escalation. “The Biden administration allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with American weapons”: the United States is going to great lengths to preserve the Kiev regime until the presidential elections, risking plunging the world into World War III. “This… https://t.co/URFTZKozNy
The United States is ready to discuss the expansion of strikes against Russia with Ukraine, the White House has said. A State Department spokesman said last week that President Joe Biden has allowed Ukraine to use US weapons for counter-battery combat against targets on Russian…
Reportedly, #Ukraine fired #US-supplied #HIMARS into #Russia for the first time during the war. Watch for details https://t.co/aaqjEfKeZo
Russia warns US against ‘fatal’ miscalculation in Ukraine https://t.co/4DO9Ufj1LS
Kremlin warns Washington of 'fatal' miscalculation to let Kyiv use U.S.-supplied weapons inside Russia https://t.co/n8EsrhWrSg
Ukraine begins striking Russia with US weapons as northern front ‘stabilised’ https://t.co/y59RPhenj8