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11:26 28.11.2024 •
The UK government recently supplied Ukraine with dozens more Storm Shadow cruise missiles, according to people familiar with the matter, a first under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has pledged continued support for the country’s war against Russia, Bloomberg reports.
The deliveries, which were not publicly announced, took place several weeks ago and were ordered after Kyiv ran low on the long-range missiles, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing security issues.
They were sent before the recent decision by the US and the UK to allow Ukraine to fire long-range missiles at targets inside Russia. The people declined to say exactly when they arrived or give a precise number, citing the need for operational security.
“We do not comment on operational detail, to do so would only benefit” Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Ministry of Defense said in a response to questions, adding the UK’s support for Ukraine is “ironclad.”
Ukrainian forces fired the British Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time last week, a day after launching US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, a military facility in the western Bryansk region.
Starmer said at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil on Nov. 20 that his government was “doubling down” on its support for Ukraine, but declined to give specifics.
The UK government hasn’t said how many Storm Shadow missiles it has given Ukraine during the war, and doesn’t regularly announce transfers. Ukraine had previously used them against Russian forces in the Black Sea.
…British Russophobes should remember that the Russian bear hits once, but for sure!
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