A service member of Ukraine's National Guard firing a D-20 howitzer on the front line in the Kharkiv region
A service member of Ukraine's National Guard firing a D-20 howitzer on the front line in the Kharkiv region on May 21, 2024.
  • Ukraine's allies look set to approve its use of their weapons on targets inside Russia.
  • A growing number of NATO allies have backed the move, prompting the US to also reconsider.
  • Ukraine could attack Russia's border forces, experts told BI, but it's no silver bullet.

As more of Ukraine's allies say it can use weapons they've supplied to hit targets in Russia, under certain conditions, experts say the move will open up new targets, but may not be the silver bullet Ukraine hopes.