The announcement came hours after Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment block in Kharkiv and killed at least four people.
Firefighters put out a fire after two guided bombs hit a large construction supplies store in Kharkiv
A German government statement noted that in recent weeks Russia has prepared, coordinated and carried out attacks on Ukraine’s north-eastern Kharkiv region in particular from areas just over the border in Russia. Mr Biden’s decision allows for US-supplied weapons to be used for “counterfire purposes in the Kharkiv region so Ukraine can hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them”, one Washington official told The Associated Press.
One of them struck a residential building close to midnight and was followed by another missile 25 minutes later that hit first responders, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. At least 25 people were injured, he said. Apart from Kharkiv, Moscow’s troops are pressing in the Donetsk region further south and are assembling a force for an expected attack in the Sumy region further north, according to Ukrainian officials.
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