Britain is donating long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine to assist it reclaim territory misplaced to Russia for the reason that begin of its invasion, Britain’s protection secretary, Ben Wallace, instructed Parliament on Thursday.
The missiles, that are launched from the air, are the most recent in a pipeline of army support delivered to the nation by Britain, the USA and different NATO allies. Mr. Wallace mentioned he wouldn’t element the weapon’s capabilities.
“Ukraine has a proper to have the ability to defend itself,” Mr. Wallace mentioned. “The usage of Storm Shadow will enable Ukraine to push again Russian forces based mostly inside Ukrainian sovereign territory.”
Ukraine has requested for longer-range missiles. It was unclear what the efficient vary of the Storm Shadow missiles can be, or when the missile would arrive in Ukraine.
Since final summer season, Ukraine has made intensive use of HIMARS weapons, quick for Excessive Mobility Artillery Rocket System, provided by the USA, partially to focus on concentrations of Russian army infrastructure and troops.
