Moscow, June 6 (FN Agency) RussiaN President Vladimir Putin said that he will expand the list of targets in Ukraine if Western countries provide them with long-range weapons, BBC reported on Sunday.The Russian warning came as several explosions shook parts of Kyiv on Sunday as Russian forces fired several missiles in the first assault on the capital city for weeks. Russia claimed it hit several tanks supplied by European countries, to which Ukraine replied as saying that it was a railway repair plant. The Russian advances in recent times has led to several countries pledgeding to send advanced weapons to Kyiv. Most recently, the US announced it was sending the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) – which is composed of precision-guided missiles that can hit targets as far as 70km (45 miles) away – far further than the artillery Ukraine currently possesses.
White House officials have said they agreed to provide the rockets only after gaining assurances from President Zelensky that the weapons would not be used to attack targets inside Russia. The package also includes helicopters, anti-tank weapons, tactical vehicles and spare parts. Germany also promised to send its most modern system – the Iris-T – to enable Ukraine to defend an entire city against Russian air attacks. The Russian leader said what the US was supplying weapons was “nothing new”, but warned against sending missiles with longer ranges: “If they are supplied, we will draw appropriate conclusions from this and use our weapons, which we have enough, to strike at those targets that we are not striking yet. “For its part, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister asked Western countries to keep a steady supply of weapons to help the country defeat Russia.