President Joe Biden's administration has lifted restrictions that prevented Ukraine from using US-supplied weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, Reuters reports citing three sources familiar with the matter.
Ukraine plans to launch its first long-range missile strikes in the coming days, the sources said, without disclosing details due to operational security concerns.
According to Reuters, the White House has not yet provided a clarification regarding the news.
The US decision - more than two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20 - comes after months of requests from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine's military to use US weapons to strike Russian military targets. away from its border.
Following the Americans' permission, the first strikes are likely to be carried out using ATACMS missiles, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), according to the sources.
It is not clear whether Trump will reverse Biden's decision when he takes office. Trump has long criticized the scale of US financial and military aid to Ukraine and has vowed to end the war quickly, without explaining how.