US officials have confirmed that Ukrainian forces have started using Storm Shadow cruise missiles to hit Russian targets. CNN.
Citing “two U.S. officials” and “a Western official familiar with the matter,” CNN writes, “Ukrainian forces have begun using UK-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles to hit Russian targets.”
According to media, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry declined to comment.
Storm Shadow is a long-range cruise missile developed by Britain and France. The source writes that the firing range exceeded 250 km.
one day ago in Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) declarationThat the Ukrainian army used Storm Shadow to attack the sailors’ aviation school in Lugansk.
On 11 May, CNN reported that Britain had delivered long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, CNN stated that Kiev had assured London that these missiles would only be used against targets in areas that Ukraine considers to be its own, and not against “mainland” Russia.