Only NATO military personnel can plot flight missions for Western long-range missiles fired by Ukraine.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Russia on 12 September 2024.
The statement
President Putin told journalists in St Petersburg that allowing Ukraine to use Western long-range missiles against targets deep in Russia would mean NATO countries were at war with Russia, arguing that only NATO personnel could programme such strikes, and said Russia would respond to the threats.
- Origin of the claim Novaya Gazeta Europe
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2024-09-12) with nothing in the record to settle it. The record holds no independent evidence on who plans and programmes the flight missions of Western long-range missiles fired by Ukraine. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-c6ch, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-c6ch/