Ukraine Using ATACMS Missiles To Strike Inside Russia Now On The Table

By Howard Altman

Allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS inside Russia would put even hardened targets at risk within nearly 200 miles of the border, but escalation fears loom over the decision.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will tell Ukraine it can use U.S.-produced Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) short-range ballistic missiles inside Russia, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said.

“I talked to Blinken two days ago, and he is traveling with his counterpart from the UK [Foreign Secretary David Lammy] to Kyiv to basically tell them that they will allow them [to hit Russia with ATACMS]” Michael McCaul (R-Texas) told Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke on Friday. Brufke tweeted the comment on Tuesday.

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