"If you look at the weapons we've provided them, we've made it very clear that they can use them to retaliate against Russian targets across the border that are conducting attacks," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing on Sept.

Ukrainian suicide drones have destroyed multiple Russian ammunition depots, including a massive strike on September 18 that obliterated 30,000 tons of ammo and caused an earthquake in Russia’s Toropets region.

Ukraine is a sovereign state and has the right to use weapons of its own production, and they have a lot of them. Look at the programs they have launched over the past year,” he said, adding that the U.

Russia is hiking state spending on national defence by a quarter in 2025 to 6.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), the highest levels since the Cold War, according to draft budget documents published on Monday.

Russia plans to boost its defence budget by almost 30 percent next year as it diverts resources to its Ukraine offensive, spending more on the military than welfare and education