Overview

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany has removed all geographic limits on weapons supplied to Ukraine, matching prior decisions by the US, UK and France.
• Ukraine is now authorized to strike Russian military positions including bases, naval facilities, oil refineries and other industrial sites deep inside Russian territory.
• Western systems such as Britain’s Storm Shadow, France’s Scalp and US-made ATACMS can be employed without distance restrictions, potentially reaching targets in regions like Bryansk and Kursk.
• Although not officially confirmed, analysts believe Germany may have provided Taurus cruise missiles with bunker-busting warheads capable of precision strikes up to 500 km away.
• On the ground, Russian forces maintain offensive momentum, having seized four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region in recent days.