Ukraine says it will not hit Russian territory with new missiles – #Ukraine #hit #Russian #territory #missiles

KYIV, February 5 (Reuters) – Ukraine USAof Russia it will not use its promised longer-range weapons to strike its territory and only the occupied Ukraine will target the Russian units in the territory, Defense Minister Oleksi Reznikov said on Sunday.

The United States confirmed on Friday that of Ukraine a new missile that will double the strike distance to Kiev Russia 2,175 to help Kiev in the fight against its forces billion dollar USA military included in the help package.

Reznikov told reporters at the press conference: “We always officially tell our partners that from the weapons provided by foreign partners Russia we will not use it to fire on its territory. We are only temporarily occupied Ukraine we are firing at the Russian units in the territory”.

Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Felix Hoske; Written by Tom Balmforth; Edited by Frank Jack Daniel

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2023-02-05 21:25:56
Source – reuters

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