Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, reports say
Ukraine launched the British-French-made Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time today, according to a Russian military blog and Reuters, a day after Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia.
Ukraine's use of the UK-supplied missiles to hit Russian territory was confirmed to Reuters by an official on condition of anonymity.
British media also reported the use of the cruise missile yesterday, citing sources.
A Storm Shadow cruise missile is seen on display at the company's booth at the International Paris Air Show 2023 at the Le Bourget Airport. (Nicolas Economou)
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov refused to confirm or deny the use of the UK-made missiles during a news conference yesterday.
Nor did a spokesperson for the...