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On the 21st, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that a "new conventional medium-range ballistic missile" was used in an attack on the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine. This is believed to be a countermeasure to the use of American and British long-range missiles in attacks on Russian territory. By the 18th, the US had reportedly given permission for Ukraine to use the American-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and the UK had given permission for the British-made long-range cruise missile Storm Shadow to attack Russian territory. In his speech, Putin also said that Russia has the right to attack military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used in attacks against Russia. Steve Rosenberg, BBC Russia Editor-in-Chief, reports. Read the article on the BBC News site here: https://www.bbc.com/japanese/articles... Subscribe to the BBC YouTube channel here: http://goo.gl/tYDMwU BBC News Twitter in Japanese here: / bbcnewsjapan