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 Ukrainian colonel tells The Independent that the US and UK must approve long-range strikes in Russia

A source with connections to the Ukrainian military’s general staff has said that Kyiv urgently needs to be given permission to use missiles such as the British Storm Shadows on targets inside Russia – such as weapons depots, airbases used by warplanes that launch cruise missiles and glide bombs, and areas where satellite images show Moscow mustering troops for fresh assaults on Ukraine.

The Independent’s source, a colonel who has been involved in negotiations to acquire western weapons, said: “At present we get British,  French, American and other missiles that only have a range of 150 kilometres (90 miles) when they can actually go 300 or so kilometres (185 miles).

“We need restrictions eliminated on how and where we use the Storm Shadows and other types of weapons and for our allies to provide the longer-range types of missiles.”