Ukraines military supposedly fired U.K.-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russian area for the very first time on Wednesday, with pro-war bloggers claiming that the weapons targeted southwestern Russias Kursk region.Kursk area Governor Alexei Smirnov stated Russian air defense systems obstructed 2 Ukrainian rockets however he did not specify what type of missiles they were.A missiles flight was heard over Kursk.
Theres info about a Storm Shadow attack near Rylsk, Russian war reporter, Alexander Kots, wroteon Telegram, describing a town 30 kilometers (18.5 miles) from northeastern Ukraines Sumy region.Rylsks territorial defense forces claimed that 12 Storm Shadow missiles were gone for around 2:50 p.m.
Bloomberg, citing an anonymous Western authorities, likewise reported that Ukraine had fired Storm Shadow rockets on targets in Russia.There was no instant verification of those reports from either the Ukrainian or Russian militaries.The long-range missiles, efficient in striking targets as much as 250 kilometers (155 miles) away, were at first limited for use within Ukrainian borders when the U.K.
provided them in May 2023.
Nevertheless, London has reportedly cleared Kyiv to deploy them in Russian territory after getting approval from Washington to utilize United States navigational information, according to The Times, pointing out anonymous sources in the Foreign Office and the British government.The reported strike comes just days after the United States gave Ukraine approval to utilize ATACMS long-range rockets on targets in Russia.
Ukraines military claimed it struck a Russian weapons depot in the Bryansk region with ATACMS on Tuesday.