The US has given Ukraine permission to attack Russian soil with its weapons to defend Kharkiv

US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions on Ukraine using US-supplied weapons against targets on Russian territory, but only to defend the besieged region of Kharkiv, a senior White House official said Thursday. “The president recently ordered his team to ensure that Ukraine can use US-supplied weapons for counteroffensive purposes in the Kharkiv region so that Ukraine can respond to Russian forces,” the senior official said.

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7 injured in recent Russian attack in Kharkiv region

Seven people were injured and a municipal service building caught fire after Russian troops advanced into Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Thursday 29th, following a series of airstrikes by Russia. Vladimir Putin’s government has used cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles in its offensive against Ukrainian territory.

This information was reported by the Air Force of Ukraine. During the defensive operation, Ukrainian maritime drones deployed and destroyed two Russian KS-701 patrol boats in the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, which is annexed by Russia. Russian officials have not commented on the incident. Oleksandr Chirsky, a colonel-general of the Ukrainian army, said via Facebook that a cross-border airstrike launched by Russia was moving units of Putin’s army into the second-largest Ukrainian city, with the aim of reinforcing forces in two key conflicts. , the cities of Vovchansk and Lyptsi.

According to Ukraine, the advance on Kharkiv has delayed critical battlefield supplies to Volodymyr Zelensky’s country amid long delays in US military aid and inadequate Western European military production. In attempting to attack, Russia took advantage of the delay in reaching the city.