Where the Ukrainian Armed Forces Will Be Able to Reach if the US Gives Permission to Strike Deep into Russia: Analysis by Defence Express

Where the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to reach if the US gives permission to strike deep into Russia: analysis by Defence Express Polina Buyanova

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USA may finally lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons for strikes against Russia. In this case, Ukraine will be able to reach the launch area of ​​the Shahed missiles and other enemy military facilities.

Currently, Ukraine has only one type of long-range American weapon – ballistic missiles ATACMS, which have a range of up to 300 kilometers. This range is enough to strike targets in the area of ​​Smolensk and Lipetsk.

Where the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to reach

Analysts note that from the frontline areas in Donbass it is possible to reach not only military facilities such as the Millerovo and Yeisk airbases, but also facilities near Rostov-on-Don. Also under threat will be the well-known area of ​​the Shahed launch – Primorsko-Akhtarsk.

What objects will be able to reach ATACMS missiles/Photo: Defence Express

In addition, the US plans to transfer AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles. Recently, information appeared that this will happen this fall.

In the end, these cruise missiles are the only such ammunition for the F-16. At the same time, the range of these cruise missiles, which have a 450-kilogram warhead, is up to 370 kilometers in the basic version, the article says.

< p > Defense Express notes that it is this difference of 70 kilometers that formally allows them to reach Novorossiysk, “which has become the main base for the remnants of the Russian Black Sea Fleet,” as well as facilities in the Krasnodar area.

< p > In the northern direction, the missiles will reach Kaluga and Tula.

< p class="additional-image" > < img _ngcontent-sc84 src="https://24tv.ua/resources/photos/news/202409/2638403_16966039.jpg?v=1726006565000&w=1360&h=855&fit=cover&output=webp" srcset="https://24tv. ua/assets/img/transparent-pixel.png?q=1">Where will the AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles reach/Photo: Defence Express

Important! The specified distance is the maximum for this version of the cruise missile. The missiles' route is quite complex, with the aim of bypassing enemy air defense positions, so the practical range of the weapons may be less.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also arrive in Ukraine. During his visit, he may give permission to use the Storm Shadow cruise missiles on Russian territory. Now these missiles are the longest-range, and their original range is 560 kilometers.

And this is already about the possibility of reaching, with a certain reserve, the Moscow region itself, as well as military facilities near such cities as Tver, Ryazan and Tambov. It should be understood that in Tambov, the Russians turned a bread factory into a military facility because they assemble drones there, the analysts explained.

In other directions, missiles can reach military facilities in the area of ​​Sochi, Stavropol, Maikop and Volgograd.

Storm Shadow missiles can reach the Moscow region/Photo: Defence Express

By the way, earlier US President Joe Biden stated that the issue of granting Ukraine permission to strike with long-range weapons on Russian territory is already being worked out.