The Daily Populous Tuesday July 9th, 2024 day edition
Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua and submitted by new974517

The US will not rescind Ukraine's permission to strike Russian territory near the state border, states John Kirby, the US National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications.

"There's been no change in our policy. You saw the president several weeks ago gave guidance to Urkaine that they can use US supply weapons to strike targets just over the border. That's still the case," he said.

However, Kirby did not provide a clear answer to the journalist's question about whether the US could allow the Ukrainian Air Force to strike military airfields deep inside Russia where hostile strategic aviation is based.

Massive missile shelling of Ukraine on July 8

On Monday morning, July 8, Russia launched a large-scale missile strike against Ukraine. The aggressor simultaneously released 40 missiles of various types from multiple directions. The attacks targeted Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk.

In particular, in Kyiv, one X-101 missile destroyed the building of the largest children's hospital, Okhmatdyt. Over 50 people, mostly medical staff, were injured as a result of the hospital shelling. According to recent reports, 27 people, including two children, have died in the capital, with 82 others injured.

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will eventually receive permission to strike Russian bombers at Russian airfields with Western weaponry.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that Western countries should allow Ukraine to attack Russian military targets with Western weapons. This move could disrupt the aggressor's large-scale offensive operations.

DARKSTAIN on July 9th, 2024 at 04:16 UTC »

This war will never ever end if you allow one party to have a shield from any actions/consequences

Phugger on July 9th, 2024 at 04:04 UTC »

Take the goddamn gloves off. If Russia doesn't want their airfields in ruins, they can stop targeting civilian targets. What is the military value of hitting a hospital for children with cancer? Hint... there isn't any.

Dude_I_got_a_DWAVE on July 9th, 2024 at 04:02 UTC »

Russia is targeting their capital

There’s no reason Ukraine shouldn’t be matching them by hitting a actually legitimate target in Moscow