Ukrainian troops have launched an attack against a Russian border region with six US long-range missiles, Moscow has said. It comes after Vladimir Putin approved an updated doctrine lowering the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons.
Sky News defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke has been discussing the developments of the past 24 hours.He says Western intelligence would likely have been used in any strikes on Russia by Ukraine using US long-range missiles.'Western intelligence is not required, but it's very helpful because you can be very precise,' he says.
Initial reports that the US had authorised the use of their missiles for strikes on Russia had suggested they were restricted to use in the Kursk region, where Ukraine holds some territory after an incursion into Russia in August.Professor Clarke said: 'According to the Ukrainians, they were targeting the 146 Logistic Support Unit, which almost certainly is ammunition.'And that's about 200km away from Kursk, 120 odd miles, well within the range of the attack.
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