According to information from Reuters, Ukraine launched a series of British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles against Russian territory on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Ukraine launched a series of British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles against Russian territory on Wednesday, according to information from Russian war reporters confirmed by a representative on condition of anonymity, a day after kyiv's use of missiles American Atacms.
No comments
A spokesman for the Ukrainian army command said he did not have such information at this time. In London, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said no comments would be made on operational activities.
These shots were carried out after the administration of US President Joe Biden authorized kyiv to use weapons supplied by the United States to strike deep into Russian territory, thirty-three months after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. Britain notably supplies Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, which it has in the past authorized to use inside Ukrainian territory in the face of Russian assaults.
The Russian threat looms
Moscow has warned that using Western weapons to strike inside Russia, far from areas bordering Ukraine, would constitute a major escalation of the conflict. Washington and its Western allies, on the other hand, accuse Moscow of being at the origin of a new escalation by deploying North Korean soldiers alongside Russian troops.
kyiv has long demanded the green light from the West to strike Russian targets at long range, citing the need, to defend itself against Moscow's offensive, to be able to reach rear bases used by the Russian army.
Videos posted to the Telegram messaging service by Russian war reporters show what they describe as the sound of missiles hitting Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, where kyiv launched a surprise incursion this summer. At least 14 loud explosions can be heard.
