Ukraine will aim to blitz dozens of key potential targets inside Russian territory using Western long-range missiles to turn the war around.
This includes strategic military bases, airfields and some morale-boosting targets like Putin’s beloved bridges inside Russia-occupied Crimea and the Kursk region.
With an impressive range of 190 miles, the US-supplied ATACMS missiles could strike deep into Russian territory.
It means Kyiv could not only potentially hit frontline targets between Belgorod in the east to Odesa in the south, but also strike areas far inside Russia.
With the long-due missile ban now finally lifted, Volodymyr Zelensky would be looking to target key drone airfields, military air bases and even Putin’s beloved bridges that could hamper the Russian military movement.
However, it is understood that for now Ukraine is only allowed to use these missiles inside the Kursk region – one of the key battlegrounds in the war where North Korean troops have been deployed to support Moscow.
And the first long-range attacks could be launched within the coming days, insiders say.
Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told The Sun how Zelensky would allocate all his resources into making the most use out of the US-made ATACMS.
The former British army chief told The Sun: “He would spend all his time and effort into making sure that these critical weapons are targeted at the right place.
“[And] I’m sure, it will begin with [trying to] hold back Kursk.
“Kursk is an absolute dagger to the heart of Putin. What is happening there [with North Korean troops] at the moment is critically important to the Russians.”
Zelensky is now expected to blast the Kursk region with the US-made long-range guided missiles, which experts say can hit targets accurately.
Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, said Ukraine would try to obliterate the Russian military transportation systems and forces that are far away from the frontlines inside the Kursk region.
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