Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, western official says

The city centre is covered with debris after a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv (Andrii Marienko/AP)

Ukraine has used US weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a western official.

The weapons were used under recently approved guidance from US President Joe Biden, allowing American arms to be used to strike inside Russia for the limited purpose of defending Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.