Ukraine steps up US long-range missile attacks
The Ukrainian military has increasingly used US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russian airfields and warships inside occupied Ukrainian territory, but Washington has prevented it from extending its attacks into Russia proper, limiting the its ability to repel enemy assaults.Last week, Kiev's forces launched three strikes using the army's tactical missile systems, known as ATACMS. The airstrikes – which hit an air defense system and a missile ship in Russian-occupied territory in eastern and southern Ukraine – were reported by both sides and their impact was confirmed by independent groups analyzing geolocalized footage of the battlefield.Ukraine hopes that the attacks, by damaging Moscow's ability to conduct military operations, will ultimately help relieve troops stru...