White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said Washington could not confirm information that Russian air defense (AD) systems had intercepted a large Storm Shadow cruise missile. TASS.
Formerly at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedHe said Russian air defense systems intercepted the Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile in the special operations zone.
“Related [информации о сбитой] Storm Shadow missile. I can’t verify this data,” said Kirby.
Previously on LNR declarationHe said Ukrainian authorities used two Storm Shadow missiles during the attack on the sailors’ aviation school area in Luhansk on Monday (May 15th).
At the Russian Ministry of Defense on May 13 declarationThe Russian Armed Forces shot down a Su-24 and a MiG-29 firing Storm Shadow missiles in Lugansk.
May 11 British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace approvedLondon is sending Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).
Storm Shadow is a long-range air-launched cruise missile developed by Britain and France.