Ukraine called on its Western backers to supply longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian-held territory, as Russia claimed fresh advances in the monthslong battle for the eastern city of Bakhmut.

In his nightly address on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine needed advanced weapons systems such as the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to counteract Russian strikes that were killing Ukrainian civilians.

Mr. Zelensky cited a Russian S-300 missile attack on Saturday that Ukraine says killed three people and wounded 14 in the town of Kostiantynivka near Bakhmut. He argued that precision missiles would allow Kyiv to target Russia’s own longer-range weapons that are being used to strike civilian targets in Ukraine.

“It would be possible to stop this Russian terror if we could ensure suitable rockets for our military,” he said. “So that the terrorists do not have a feeling of impunity.”

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