Germany and the United States have changed their policies to allow Ukraine to use German and US-provided weapons to strike Russian territory, specifically in the Kharkiv region. The decision aims to counter Russian assaults, with some restrictions in place but without precise details disclosed. Major General Christian Freudig confirmed that German Patriot systems may be used in the area to combat Russian aircraft. The move comes as depleted Ukrainian troops are losing ground in the war.
Earlier today, Bundeswehr General Christian Freuding indicated that Ukrainian forces may be able to target Russian aircraft over Russia with their German-supplied PATRIOT SAM systems. This would be a change in German positioning after Ukrainian PATRIOT ambushes last year. https://t.co/hYKCx9hLMS
π©πͺ The general of the Bundestag said that the Ukrainian armed forces can shoot down planes over Russia using the "Patriot" air defense system transferred by Berlin , said Christian Freudig, who heads the special staff for Ukrainian affairs. https://t.co/euGFkUWKSh
π©πͺπΊπ¦ Major General Christian Freudig in the report from Berlin: "It is quite conceivable that [German] Patriot systems will now also be used in Kharkiv area and over Russia. They are ideally suited to combat the Russian aircraft that can drop aerial bombs", - Tagesschau https://t.co/hXCUs79w5k
Germany allowed Ukraine to shoot down Russian aircraft on the territory of the Russian Federation with the Patriot they had given them. -Major General Freidig of the Bundeswehr. According to him, the final decision is made by the Ukrainian military. #Germany #Ukraine #Kharkiv
#Germany joined the U.S. on Friday in authorising #Ukraine to hit some targets on Russian soil with the long-range weapons they are supplying β a significant policy change that comes as depleted Ukrainian troops are losing ground in the war. https://t.co/dGHDRRzGbX
NEW: US and German officials confirmed that the United States and Germany have changed their policies to allow Ukraine to use their provided weapons to strike Russian territory with some restrictions but did not offer precise details. (π§΅1/7) https://t.co/0pI9L9f1uU
NEW | US and German officials confirmed that the United States and Germany have changed their policies to allow Ukraine to use US- and German-provided weapons to strike Russian territory with some restrictions but did not offer precise details about these restrictions. https://t.co/YqDOJTrGan
#Germanyβs government clears use of Germany-supplied weapons systems by #Ukraine against targets in #Russia to counter the Russian assaults against Kharkiv. https://t.co/AXeWNAMOUU
"Germany allowed Ukraine to attack targets in Russia using German weapons" - SPIEGEL The German government has made it clear that it is also not against the use of German weapons on Russia's border areas in the Kharkiv region. This was stated by the official representative of⦠https://t.co/BPx8HgvkfB