06/04/2024
Ukraine would have begun to use weapons provided by NATO in Russian territorythis after the authorization of several countries to use the artillery sent to defend themselves, even within the territory of Russia.
The first recorded attacks would have been using the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), making use for the first time of the permission granted by the US and other Western allies for this purpose.
The information was confirmed on June 3 by the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Reintegration of the Occupied Territories, Irina Vershchuk. But she did not specify the type of weaponry used or its specific origin. She only claimed that they were Western troops. It was the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in Washington, which using geolocated information confirmed that the weapons used would be American.
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These events have kept several countries in the world on alert, especially those in the European Union, due to the possible repercussions that Vladimir Putin may have. for the support given to Ukraine. Well, the Russian president had already made serious warnings where he expressed the possibility of attacking countries that gave him said license.
So far, Putin’s threats have extended to Western military instructors who train Ukrainian soldiers, to whom he assured that they will have “immunity” from Russian attacks, this after France reported that it could send these types of officers to Ukraine. .
“No instructor involved in training the Ukrainian regime will have immunity. It doesn’t matter if they are French or not. Whatever their status, soldiers of the French army or mercenaries, they represent an absolutely legitimate target for our armed forces,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
However, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense clarified that the sending of French military trainers was a matter “still under discussion” with this and other countries.
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NATO members have been showing growing support for Ukraine using weapons provided by Western powers to attack Russian soil, although there are countries that continue to oppose such a policy.
“It is a very delicate moment, we must not take false steps” and we must “avoid hasty decisions and statements,” said Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy.
The United States has not authorized the indiscriminate use of its weapons against Russia, for now it only gave the green light to attack a base from which the drones depart. Tajani added that Italy will send another aid package to Ukraine, but “we will not send a single Italian soldier to fight in Ukraine, because we are not at war with Russia,” he reiterated.
So far, Holland, Germany and Estonia have been the countries that have announced their permission to Ukraine to fire weapons they supplied against targets in Russia.
