The UK's decision to provide Ukraine with standoff air-launched cruise missiles could prompt a major Russian reconsideration of the positioning of its air defenses and high-value facilities and further bolster Kyiv's planned coun-teroffensive efforts.Tony Osborne...
Defence chiefs are understood to be exploring options to regrow Britain's ability to protect critical national infrastructure - like power stations, military bases and government buildings - from the kind of Russian cruise and ballistic missile strikes that are devastating Ukraine. Bu...
The missile weighs 1.3 tonnes and is just over 5m long. It is launched from the air, and in theory can be used from Ukraine's Soviet-made jets. UK-owned Storm Shadow missiles are made in Stevenage by MBDA. Each cruise missile costs an estimated £2m. ...
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“[Britain took] far too long [to] break the taboo” on providing Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine and the accompanying policy permission to fire the weapons into Russia, he said, adding: “We could have forced the pace.”
A senior State Department official said the move to expel Trepelkov was “not part of the response to Russia’s unprovoked premeditated and written invasion of Ukraine.” — Amanda Macias Fri, Feb 25 20222:27 PM EST Satellite imagery shows missile attack on Ukrainian airbase ...
While Nato allies had to date provided land-based missile systems such as HIMARS and the ATACMS munition, offering a range of several tens of kilometres, no ally had opted to supply air-launched ground attack missiles. The second-largest donor to Ukraine, after the US, the UK has consistentl...
In an interview with the BBC, Zelenskyy said he was seeking clarification about Ukraine’s ability to use Storm Shadow missiles supplied by Britain against targets in Russia. The Storm Shadow is an air-launched cruise missile with a range of more than 250 kilometers (155 miles). ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lobbying western allies for permission to use the Army Tactical Missile System and Storm Shadow cruise missiles on targets deep inside Russia, from where it has launched deadly strikes on Ukraine. Biden said on Tuesday he was“working” on Kyiv’s ...
The promise of further weapons for both defensive and offensive purposes came after the UK announced last week that it hadprovided Storm Shadow stand-off weaponsto Ukraine, the first long-range cruise missile in Kyiv’s arsenal. Downing Street said the extra weaponry would be provided over the ...