Dmitry Medvedev (L) on May 31 warned that Ukrainian use of NATO weaponry against targets in Russia could trigger war between Moscow and NATO.
On June 1-2 Ukrainian artillery units used US-made M270 (pictured, right) and HIMARS systems to pound targets in Russia’s western Kursk Oblast with precision-guided rockets.
The administration of US President Joe Biden on Friday announced it would allow Kyiv’s use of the powerful weapons against targets in Russia, as Forbes reported “erasing a red line.”
Ukraine’s military on Monday confirmed cross-border strikes had taken place and military targets had been hit, but offered few details.
Russian major media confirmed Ukrainian forces used multiple salvoes of 122mm M42 rockets, some armed with cluster munitions, in the cross-border strikes.
Kyiv Post fact checks found substantial evidence the American precision-guided projectiles struck multiple military targets and caused substantial damage.
If confirmed, it would be strong evidence of a highly successful Ukrainian strike using the HIMARS or M270 rocket artillery system. »
