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Ukraine faces restrictions on using US-made long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, leading Kyiv to modify its Neptune anti-ship missile for land attacks on Russian energy facilities.
Despite US limitations, Ukraine has utilized the domestically produced Neptune missiles to strike ground targets in Russia, including oil depots and terminals, as a workaround.
“The US has not allowed Ukrainian forces to use existing US-provided weapons to strike legitimate targets in Russian territory for much of the full-scale invasion thus far and still prohibits Ukraine from using ATACMS anywhere in Russia,” Study of War think tank analysts wrote.
“Ukraine first debuted Neptune anti-ship missiles against Russian naval targets in April 2022 and has had to further develop and modify these missiles to conduct deep strikes against Russian territory,” they added.
The adaptation is part of Ukraine’s innovative responses to combat challenges, such as the use of exploding naval drones and cheap, long-range drones for striking military and energy targets in Russian territory where Western-made weaponry is prohibited.
