What we know about the British-supplied weapons which could be used – and the options Russia has to respond.
you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it’s defending itself,” Lord Cameron said during a visit to Kyiv.
Dr Huseyn Aliyev, an expert on Russia from the University of Glasgow, said that beyond the Storm Shadows, there were not many British-supplied weapons that would be useful in attacking deep inside Russian territory. He said that the focus was mostly on US-supplied weapons.to Ukraine throughout the war, which can fire unitary rounds and cluster munitions with a typical range of about 50 miles.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba walk outside St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine. Elements of frontline battles have spilled over the Russian border, according to Mr Savill, meaning that there is a need for Ukraine to strike targets in Russian territory.
Mr Savill also said that there were a range of headquarters, logistics locations and airbases just over the Russian border in Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh and Lipetsk Oblasts from which Russians are launching strikes with fighter bombers or helicopters. “So this is part of the efforts by president Putin, by Moscow, to prevent Nato allies from supporting Ukraine to defend themselves.”Dr Marina Miron, of King’s College London, said that Putin could consider using tactical nuclear weapons, likely in Ukraine, if he felt the attacks threatened Russia.Dr Miron also said that the Russians had long claimed that Western troops were helping Ukraine to launch Western weapons systems, so already felt under direct attack by Nato forces.
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