Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is negotiating with NATO countries, asking for permission for Kiev to attack military airports on Russian territory, NEXTA reported.
The US is believed to have so far not given the go-ahead for strikes on Russian military airfields (up to the Ukrainian border) with US missiles due to concerns about escalation.
Last week Forbes magazine wrote that near the Ukrainian border – within range of Ukrainian missiles – some of the deadliest Russian fighters and bombers are deployed in the open, with which the aggressor attacks Ukraine daily with powerful planning bombs. However, Kyiv does not have permission to attack them.
Ukraine could potentially cripple the entire operational fleet [of aircraft] stationed there if it were allowed to carry out such a strike. The publication gives the example of the Voronezh air base "Baltimore", located right in the range of the ATACMS missiles. Dozens of Su-34s are regularly out in the open on the asphalt of the newly renovated base.
Ukraine currently has the right to attack Russian troops on Russian territory planning to cross the border. Western countries gave this permission after the invasion of Kharkiv region and the opening of a new front.