preemptive strikes

Ukraine weighs bunker hardening and preemptive hits against Russian missiles — The Economist

Ukraine has two primary strategic options to defend against Russian ballistic missiles amid an acute shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles, The Economist wrote on Sept. 10.

10 September, 10:47 AM

U.S. forces destroy Iranian vessels and missile site in Strait of Hormuz — Fox News

The U.S. military conducted defensive strikes against Iranian boats and an anti-aircraft missile system in southern Iran on May 26, Fox News journalist Jennifer Griffin reported on X, citing U.S. Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins.

26 May, 09:00 AM

Ukraine's potential ATACMS use sparks Kremlin outrage, threats of retaliation

Russian officials escalated their rhetoric, attempting to dissuade the U.S. from publicly allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles to target Russian and North Korean forces on its territory, ISW wrote in its report on Nov. 18.

19 November 2024, 11:38 AM

Kremlin labels U.S. approval of long-range strikes as 'new escalation'

The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the US decision to allow strikes into Russia as a "new level of tension" and Washington's involvement in war against Ukraine, Russia’s Interfax news agency wrote on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 03:16 PM

Allowing Ukraine's strikes into Russia remains on table - France

France continues considering lifting restrictions on using Western long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said, Reuters reported on Nov. 18.

18 November 2024, 02:22 PM

U.S. is discussing lifting ban on Ukrainian strikes inside Russia - Biden

US President Administration is "working out the issue right now", Joe Biden said when asked whether the U.S. will remove restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons in the war against Russia, Reuters reported on Sept. 11.

11 September 2024, 08:36 AM

UA Defense Minister Umerov urges Austin to lift bans on long-range strikes against Russia

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov stressed the importance to allow long-range strikes on Russia in his discussion with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, he wrote on X on July 23.

24 July 2024, 09:01 AM

Ukraine permitted to target only 16% of Russian sites after U.S. policy shift on strikes inside Russia

The Biden administration's allowance for limited Ukrainian strikes inside Russia with American-supplied weapons has reduced the size of Russia's "safe space" by just 16%, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported.

10 June 2024, 11:34 AM

Zelenskyy seeks Western support for preemptive strikes inside Russia

Ukraine needs a “political decision” from Western leaders to carry out preemptive strikes inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation on May 26.

27 May 2024, 03:18 PM

preemptive strikes