Ukraine launched the British-French-made Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time on Wednesday, according to a Russian military blog and Reuters, a day after Ukraine fired US-made ATACMS missiles into 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.'s use of the UK-supplied missiles to hit Russian territory was confirmed to Reuters by an official on condition of anonymity.
When Umerov was asked if Ukraine used the Storm Shadow missiles to hit a target inside Russia, he replied: "We are using all the means to defend our country, so we'll not go into detail. But we are just sending that we are capable and able to respond."A Russian military blogger yesterday posted photos on Telegram of a Storm Shadow missile fragment, claiming that up to 12 of the missiles were fired on Russia's Kursk region.
The facility struck is in Bryansk, north of the Kursk region, where Ukraine continues to hold Russian territory seized in a counteroffensive. One official added that the US had seen indications of secondary explosions, a common result of striking facilities housing large quantities of ammunition and weapons.
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