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Reference News reported on August 24According to the Associated Press on August 23, the Ukrainian military said it had used high-precision glide bombs provided by the United States to attack Russia's Kursk region and recapture some territory in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, which has been under a Russian offensive since spring.

According to reports, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Nikolay Olehyuk released a video on the evening of the 22nd showing that a Russian base in Kursk was attacked. Olehyuk said that the attack used GBU-39 bombs provided by the United States, causing casualties and equipment damage to Russia.

The video showed that there were multiple explosions and thick smoke at the scene.

Many of Ukraine's allies objected to the country using their donated weapons for anything other than defense, but Ukraine argued that its offensive on Kursk was "essentially defensive" and aimed at "minimizing attacks on Ukrainian territory from this region of Russia."

U.S. officials said Washington supports Ukraine's use of short-range weapons such as glide bombs in cross-border attacks. So far, the United States has only restricted the Ukrainian army from using longer-range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to strike targets in Russia. (Compiled by Wu Mei)