The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage, reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies.

Ukraine's spy chief said on Saturday that Russia's increased production of guided bombs as well as artillery ammunition deliveries from North Korea present major problems for Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Chairman of NATO's military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 21, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into Russia using Western weapons, a senior NATO military official said on Saturday.

And that right doesn't stop at the border of your own nation," said Admiral Rob Bauer, speaking at the close of the committee's annual meeting, also attended by U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Rob Bauer said that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia, but the US has not yet given approval.

Ukraine has the right to defend itself, states the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer. And according to international norms and rules of military conflict, this right does not end at its borders.