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US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region.
A US official told BBC News his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was able to use US weapons for "counter-fire purposes" to "hit back at Russian forces hitting them or preparing to hit them".
Russian forces have made gains in the Kharkiv region in recent weeks after a surprise offensive in the area, close to the border with Russia.
On Friday, Ukrainian officials said three people had been killed and 16 wounded in Russian shelling of a residential building in a suburb of Kharkiv city.
The US official also told the BBC that the American policy with respect to prohibiting the use of Army Tactical Missile System or long-range strikes inside of Russia has not changed.
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