The US has given Ukraine the green light to strike targets deep within Russian territory, but only using a limited number of weapons and only for the purpose of protecting Kharkov Region, a US official has told several media outlets.

A representative of the Biden Administration said in a statement that “the president recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use US-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region.”

However, he also said that Washington has not changed its policy on prohibiting the use of ATACMS or long-range strikes inside of Russia.

Instead, according to the Wall Street Journal, Kiev will be limited to using the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and artillery systems.

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