Britain says Ukraine can use donated weapons inside Russia


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  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2024

Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British weapons can be used by Ukrainian forces in operations on Russian territory, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Thursday, but restrictions on the use of long-range Storm Shadow missiles remain.

In the last two weeks, Ukraine has carried out the biggest foreign attack on sovereign Russian territory since World War Two, which one Ukrainian official has said is designed to create a buffer zone to protect its population against attack.

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