the defense secretary John Helia said the UK should be proud of the military support provided to Ukraine following concerns that Ukraine has now expanded military operations onto Russian territory to date the UK has been content for Ukraine to use donated weapons as they see fit providing they're used in accordance with international law however Storm Shadow missiles have a range of up to 200 miles and can be used to Target logistic support hubs or Russian airfields deep inside Russian territory and there appears to be a growing need for consensus amongst key Western allies about the policy
regarding Ukraine's use of donated longrange missiles reports suggest that us is Keen to avoid any Optics that can be exploited by President Putin particularly any opportunity for Russia to claim that this is a war against NATO and the West rather than against Ukraine president zelinsky used his nightly address to praise the UK for its proactive Military Support to Ukraine but please with the International Community to ease restrictions on the use of donated weapons meanwhile Ukraine has released footage today of a second Russian Bridge being destroyed as part of the Ukrainian incursion this latest attack provides
an insight into Ukraine's military strategy on the map we can see that the two bridges are over the same river quite close together if Ukraine had wanted to continue its expansion into Russian territory it would have wanted to preserve erve these vital access routes instead by destroying the bridges it hinders Russian attempts to liberate its territory Ukraine maintains the initiative in this audacious incursion but has made clear that it does not intend to hold the ground so what is Ukraine's near-term strategy President Putin will be determined to liberate occupied Russian territory but even when that
is achieved where could Ukraine strike next Russia and Ukraine share a long border over 1200 miles so if Putin is to secure Russia's borders he would have to relocate forces from the dbas region which would relieve pressure on the Ukrainian front line a significant strategic challenge for Putin further a field Ukraine has also conducted a successful drone attack against oil refining facilities in the rostov region this is part of an ongoing strategy by Ukraine to Target Russia's oil exports which generate vital revenue for Russia to fund its war effort though Russia remains on the front
foot in the donbass the war is not all going Russia's way
