Russia Vows to Strike West-Supplied Armaments as US Approves Fresh Ukraine Aid

With long-range munitions now headed for Kyiv, Moscow revives earlier plan to erect ‘buffer zone’ between warring territories.

Gunners from the 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana," in the Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine on April 21, 2024. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images

Russian forces will target Ukrainian storage depots housing arms and equipment supplied by the West, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said.

“We will step up attacks on logistics centers and storage bases that contain Western weapons,” Gen. Shoigu told top Russian military officials on April 23.