Ukraine launched 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.

Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands. The war-torn country was previously restricted to using the long-range missiles within its own borders.

Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.

Ukraine fired Storm Shadow long-range missiles provided by the U.K. into Russia, a day after it struck Russia with U.S.-provided long-range missiles.

Ukraine's defence forces have used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles for the first time against military targets on the territory of Russia. Source: Bloomberg, citing an unnamed Western official, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bloomberg did not specify when or where Ukraine struck targets using Storm Shadow missiles,

The use of Storm Shadow missiles comes after Russia launched a counteroffensive in Kursk, which was invaded by Ukrainian troops in August. Ukraine was given Storm Shadow and other

Russia’s use of a new nuclear-capable hypersonic ballistic missile in Ukraine is not only escalating the war but lobbing an unmistakable threat at Europe and the West.