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A delegation of Ukrainian parliamentarians came to the US last week to lobby Washington to allow the use of aid weapons such as HIMARS artillery to raid Russian territory.
A delegation of Ukrainian lawmakers was in Washington last week with a plan to convince officials and members of the US House of Representatives to reverse the ban on using weapons donated by the Pentagon to attack targets in Russian territory, according to
Ukrainian officials believe that Russia’s current offensive in Kharkov would not have been successful if they could have used long-range weapons donated by the US to pre-emptively attack Russian forces gathered in Belgorod province.
David Arahamiya, head of the committee on relations with the US in the Ukrainian parliament, called the ban on using US weapons to raid Russian territory `crazy`.
Oleksandra Ustinova, a member of the Ukrainian parliament in the delegation to the US, warned that Kharkov was at risk of becoming a second Mariupol if Washington did not change the conditions for arms aid.
`We are not allowed to shoot at the Russian weapons gathered on the border right now. Ukraine is at risk of losing more large cities and territory. The Russians know full well that we are limited in our actions.`
HIMARS rocket artillery supplied from the US was deployed by the Ukrainian army in early July 2023.
Although it does not publicly admit it, Ukraine has recently organized many raids on oil refineries and transportation infrastructure on Russian territory, but mainly used weapons they made themselves, not other types.
However, Ukrainian military officials believe that the tactic of attacking the Russian rear would have been even more effective if they were allowed to use powerful weapons such as HIMARS rocket artillery and ATACMS long-range missiles.
Maksym Skrypchenko, director of Ukraine’s Center for Transatlantic Dialogue, said the Russian military had moved command posts into the territory, out of range of HIMARS artillery.
`The enemy is guaranteed absolute safety. Whenever the situation becomes difficult, they can easily withdraw to their territory, reorganize their forces and launch a new attack. Ukraine cannot pursue with
According to experts in Kiev, the Ukrainian army will have a chance to improve the situation if it is allowed to use weapons such as Stinger shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles in Russian territory, threatening Russian bombers during training missions.
`If there are more F-16 fighters, this tactic has a chance to change the situation, preventing Russia from expanding control in many areas,` he commented.
Washington has so far firmly requested Kiev not to use US-aided weapons to raid Russian territory.
Some Republican lawmakers such as Rick Scott and Mike Rounds, both members of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, argue that Ukraine should be allowed to freely use military aid to win, as long as it does not target targets.
Meanwhile, Congressman Mark Kelly, a member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, emphasized that Washington’s stance is to `prevent the conflict from spreading outside Ukraine`, calling on Kiev to `find a way to improve the situation.`
Congressman Tammy Duckworth believes that the US should maintain the restrictive conditions until Ukraine specifically presents what weapons it wants to use and what options it will apply in its target of attacking Russian territory.