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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

US Authorizing Kiev Strike Russian Territory Will Not Affect Special Op, Russian Official Says

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The Pentagon confirmed that US President Joe Biden's administration had given the green light for Ukraine to launch attacks on Russian targets posing a threat to the Kharkov region using US weapons in a retaliatory strike.
The US authorization for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory will not affect the special operation, Head of Russia's State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov told Sputnik.
Earlier, the Pentagon confirmed that US President Joe Biden's administration had authorized Ukraine to attack targets on Russian territory, threatening the Kharkov area with US weapons in a counter-battery war.
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However, the US left in place a ban on the use of ATACMS operational tactical missiles and other long-range weapons.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that representatives of NATO countries should be aware of "what they are playing with" when they talk about plans to allow Kiev to attack "legitimate targets" deep inside Russian territory with missile systems provided to Ukraine by the West.
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