Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera’s defense editor, reported on Wednesday from Kyiv that 13 NATO nations have now given permission for Ukraine to use Western weapons such as tanks, artillery systems and infantry fighting vehicles inside Russia.
These countries include: France, UK, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
These countries include: France, UK, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday that it had used weapons supplied by the United States to attack Russian bridges over the Seym river in Kursk.
Which countries’ weapons is Ukraine using in Russia incursion?
Reports say several NATO countries, including UK and Germany, have allowed Ukraine to use their weapons in Kursk.
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Reports say several NATO countries, including UK and Germany, have allowed Ukraine to use their weapons in Kursk.
On Monday, a Russian military investigator said that Ukraine had completely destroyed one of the three bridges on Seym, damaging the other two.
The US has not officially commented on whether its weapons were used.
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“For the first time, the Kursk region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers, probably American HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System],” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on August 16 on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukraine’s ongoing incursion into Kursk began on August 6.
Here’s what we know about the foreign weapons Ukraine is using:
Which weapons is Ukraine using in its incursion into Russia?
Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday that it had used the US-supplied HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) during its attacks on bridges in Russia.
Which NATO countries have allowed Ukraine to use their weapons inside Russia?
In April, Biden signed off on military support to Ukraine worth almost $61bn, of which about $23bn is being used to replenish military stockpiles and $14bn goes to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, through which the US government will purchase weapons systems from US defense contractors for Ukraine.
Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera’s defense editor, reported on Wednesday from Kyiv that 13 NATO nations have now given permission for Ukraine to use Western weapons such as tanks, artillery systems and infantry fighting vehicles inside Russia.
These countries include: France, UK, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
Germany: German media reported that the parliamentary Defense Committee had also confirmed that Ukraine’s use of German-supplied weapons, including armored vehicles, inside Russia was legally justified.
“The Ukrainians are being very vocal in their request that the US, UK and France should stop limiting the use of the long-range missiles they have provided,” de Bendern said.
In July, Politico quoted Andriy Yermak, top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that Ukraine specifically wants the US to allow them to use longer-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike Russian territory.
European Union chief Josep Borell urged donors to lift the restrictions on Ukraine, in an X post on Wednesday.What else has Russia said about the use of NATO countries’ weapons?
Russia has hit out at Western and NATO countries for what it sees as their involvement in the incursion by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
“This is happening against the backdrop of Russia having gone through a major reshuffle in its Defense Ministry,” de Bendern said, adding that since April, 17 officials in the Defense Ministry have been replaced.
“The disarray in Russia is showing the armed forces are going through some kind of chaotic response mechanism.”
- UK media, including Sky News and the BBC, published speculation on August 15 that Ukraine had used British Challenger 2 tanks on Russian territory. The Ministry of Defense in London declined to comment on which specific weapons Ukraine is using, both outlets reported.
Which NATO countries have allowed Ukraine to use their weapons inside Russia?
- On May 31, US President Joe Biden relaxed a ban on Ukraine using US weapons inside Russian territory, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a news conference during an informal NATO meeting in Prague.
In April, Biden signed off on military support to Ukraine worth almost $61bn, of which about $23bn is being used to replenish military stockpiles and $14bn goes to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, through which the US government will purchase weapons systems from US defense contractors for Ukraine.
Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera’s defense editor, reported on Wednesday from Kyiv that 13 NATO nations have now given permission for Ukraine to use Western weapons such as tanks, artillery systems and infantry fighting vehicles inside Russia.
These countries include: France, UK, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.
What conditions has the US placed on the use of its weapons by Ukraine?
Until Biden’s easing of restrictions on May 31, Ukraine was restricted to using US weapons inside Ukrainian territory only.
A long-range missile shoots warheads in a projectile motion towards a distant target.
However, in April, US officials admitted that the US had quietly supplied Ukraine with long-range missiles as part of an aid package in March, and that Ukraine had used these missiles twice as of late April in Russia-annexed Crimea.
On August 12, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told a press briefing that he would not comment on Ukraine’s military operations. “I’ll let them speak to what they’re doing,” he said.
He rendered notions that the West or NATO were at war with Russia “a funny bit of Putin propaganda”, adding that: “The only people at war in Ukraine are the Russians.”
He also added that if Ukraine’s military operations in Russia are making Putin uncomfortable: “He can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day.”
However, on August 16, a US official told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity that if Ukraine did start targeting nonmilitary targets such as Russian villages, “it could be seen as stretching the limits Washington has imposed, precisely to avoid any perception of a direct NATO-Russia conflict”.
Until Biden’s easing of restrictions on May 31, Ukraine was restricted to using US weapons inside Ukrainian territory only.
- Officially, Ukraine is still not allowed by Washington to use US long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia, amid concerns they could be used on targets deep inside Russian territory which could escalate the conflict.
A long-range missile shoots warheads in a projectile motion towards a distant target.
However, in April, US officials admitted that the US had quietly supplied Ukraine with long-range missiles as part of an aid package in March, and that Ukraine had used these missiles twice as of late April in Russia-annexed Crimea.
He rendered notions that the West or NATO were at war with Russia “a funny bit of Putin propaganda”, adding that: “The only people at war in Ukraine are the Russians.”
He also added that if Ukraine’s military operations in Russia are making Putin uncomfortable: “He can just get the hell out of Ukraine and call it a day.”
However, on August 16, a US official told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity that if Ukraine did start targeting nonmilitary targets such as Russian villages, “it could be seen as stretching the limits Washington has imposed, precisely to avoid any perception of a direct NATO-Russia conflict”.
What do other NATO countries say about the use of their weapons in an incursion into Russia?
“The Western response has been surprisingly low key because, so far, the message from the West has been preventing Ukraine from using Western weapons on Russian territory,” Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House told Al Jazeera.UK:
“The Western response has been surprisingly low key because, so far, the message from the West has been preventing Ukraine from using Western weapons on Russian territory,” Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House told Al Jazeera.UK:
On August 15, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that British-supplied weapons can be used by Ukraine inside Russian territory. However, Ukraine is still restricted from using long-range Storm Shadow missiles in Russia.
“Weapons were transferred under the responsibility of Ukraine, which is defending itself against the aggressor and exercising its right to self-defense,” German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told reporters in German, as translated by Ukrainian website Ukrainska Pravda.
What does Ukraine say about its ability to use weapons from NATO countries?
Ukraine wants the restriction by donors like the US and UK on the use of long-range missiles to be lifted.
Ukraine wants the restriction by donors like the US and UK on the use of long-range missiles to be lifted.
“The Ukrainians are being very vocal in their request that the US, UK and France should stop limiting the use of the long-range missiles they have provided,” de Bendern said.
In July, Politico quoted Andriy Yermak, top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that Ukraine specifically wants the US to allow them to use longer-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike Russian territory.
European Union chief Josep Borell urged donors to lift the restrictions on Ukraine, in an X post on Wednesday.What else has Russia said about the use of NATO countries’ weapons?
Russia has hit out at Western and NATO countries for what it sees as their involvement in the incursion by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
“This is happening against the backdrop of Russia having gone through a major reshuffle in its Defense Ministry,” de Bendern said, adding that since April, 17 officials in the Defense Ministry have been replaced.
- In June, Putin sacked four deputy defense ministers, appointing his relative, Anna Tsivileva, to take over from one of them.
“The disarray in Russia is showing the armed forces are going through some kind of chaotic response mechanism.”
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