Ukraine attacks Russian territory for the first time with US weapons and destroys anti-aircraft system in Belgorod

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“Ukrainian forces hit a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast, presumably with HIMARS, on June 1 or 2,” he writes in his diary about the conflict. the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in Washington, which cites geolocated information from open sources to reach this conclusion.

The ISW adds that the partially destroyed air defense system was Located north of the city of Belgorod, regional capital of the oblast of the same name.

“The S-300/400 was located about 60 kilometers from the current front line in the north of the Kharkiv oblast (Ukrainian and bordering Belgorod) and more than 80 kilometers from the city of Kharkiv, which is within the range of the HIMARS but exceeds that of other multiple launch rocket systems” that Ukraine has, notes the ISW.

The destruction with Western weapons of a Russian air defense system was confirmed this Sunday night on her Facebook account by the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Reintegration of the Occupied Territories, Irina Vershchuk, who did not specify the type of weapons used in the attack.

“A nice fire. It’s a Russian S-300 (anti-aircraft system). On Russian territory,” he wrote on his Vershchuk Facebook account.

The message was accompanied by a photo of a unit of military equipment burning.

“First days after permission to use Western weapons against enemy territory,” added the vice minister.

In recent weeks, Ukraine received permission from more than a dozen allied countries to hit certain Russian military objectives. located within the Russian Federation with the weapons that they send to kyiv. Until now they were not allowed to use their weapons to attack Russian territory for fear of possible retaliation from Moscow.
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The United States was one of the last to join the list of countries that lifted the ban, although continues to limit the use of its weapons to certain military targets inside Russia that the Russians use to attack the Kharkiv region.

The cross-border offensive launched by Russia in the middle of last month against the Kharkov region, where it has managed to open a new front, triggered concern both in kyiv and in Western capitals.
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Ukraine then began a campaign to be allowed to attack with the weapons it receives the troop concentrations, missile launchers, artillery systems, aircraft and other military targets that Russia uses to attack Kharkiv from its own territory.

Ukrainian pressure worked and kyiv can now hit certain targets inside Russiaalthough it aspires for its partners to completely eliminate restrictions on the use of their weapons against legitimate targets that are on Russian territory.

While maintaining pressure on neighboring Belgorod, Ukrainian forces this week intensified the attacks in the Russian border region of Kursk.
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The Russian Defense Ministry reported this Tuesday the downing of four projectiles from the Olja multiple launch rocket system over Kursk.

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Meanwhile, a total of 20 Ukrainian drones were intercepted in the region on Monday, according to the interim governor of Kursk, Alexei Smirnov.

Smirnov also warned this Tuesday of a bombing threat in the town of Kurchatovwhich houses the Kursk nuclear power plant, a notice that was lifted an hour later.