Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

The decision to end range limits for weapons delivered to Ukraine by western allies follows the largest drone attack on the country since the war began in 2022. Photograph: John Hamilton/AP

The German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time, to enable it to defend itself against Russia.

Friedrich Merz said Germany, Britain, France and the US had lifted the restrictions to enable Ukraine to be better able to hit military targets on Russian territory.