What targets can Ukraine strike in Russia after lifting of ATACMS restrictions?

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Nearly 1,000 days after Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Washington is said to have authorised the use of US-provided ATACMS missiles for strikes deep into Russia. How far is Ukraine allowed to strike, and what are Kyiv's targets?

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00:00Nearly 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Washington has allegedly

00:10authorized the use of U.S.-provided attackers for the strikes deep into Russia.

00:16What difference would it make and what targets can Kyiv strike now?

00:20The Institute for the Study of War states that the partial lifting of restrictions on

00:24Ukraine's use of Western-provided long-range weapons against military objects within Kursk

00:30region only will not completely deprive Russian forces of their sanctuary in Russian territory

00:35as hundreds of military objects remain within ATO camp's range in other Russian border regions.

00:42In the end of August, the think tank released this map of known military and paramilitary

00:47objects in Russia which Ukraine can strike.

00:51This line right here shows the maximum range of Ukrainian ATO camps, especially the 300

00:58kilometers variant.

00:59There are at least 245 of known Russian military and paramilitary objects here in this range.

01:07Out of this total number, there are only 16 air bases from where Russia has moved almost

01:12all of its aircrafts.

01:14At least 225 known objects remained in range of ATO camps with at least 15 being in the

01:20region of Kursk.

01:22By the end of August, there were also at least 11 sites here known as Russian military land

01:27use areas designated for military training and testing purposes.

01:32But these estimates were made before over 10,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed

01:37to this area.

01:38The Institute for the Study of War continues to assess that Russian forces will benefit

01:42from any partial sanctuary if Western states continue to impose restrictions on Ukraine's

01:48ability to defend itself and that the US should allow Ukraine to strike all legitimate military

01:54targets within Russia's operational and deep rear within range of US-provided weapons,

02:00not just those in Kursk region.

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