The US has allowed the Defense Forces to attack only those units and objects on the territory of the Russian Federation that are preparing to strike Ukrainian territory or Ukrainian Armed Forces positions, or are already attacking them, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The US still prohibits the Armed Forces from striking legitimate military targets on Russian territory that are not actively attacking Ukraine or preparing to do so, citing recent reports from the Associated Press and the Washington Post. The Pentagon continues to prohibit the Ukrainian Armed Fo…