Ukraine for the first time officially confirmed the use of British Storm Shadow missiles

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for the first time officially confirmed the use of British “square” missiles

Storm Shadow. The corresponding statement was made by Minister Alexey Reznikov.

What is known

On May 24, the Minister of Defense arrived in UkraineUK Ben Wallace. He said that the United Kingdom transferred the missiles to Ukraine because of Russia's continued use of long-range weapons to target civilians and civilian infrastructure.

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During a joint briefing, the Minister of DefenseUkraine Alexei Reznikov officially announced that the Armed Forces are already using missiles on the battlefield. In particular, he said that ministers had the opportunity to shake hands with pilots who have been trained in the UK and have successfully used the Strom Shadow.

I was glad to host my great friend Ben Wallace, @BWallaceMP, in Kyiv.
We had a very meaningful discussion focused on priorities for increasing Ukraine’s defense capabilities, particularly providing long-range weapons such as Storm Shadow.

We also discussed prospects for… pic.twitter.com/kVEo8dtFMc

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) May 24, 2023

Reznikov also posted a photo on Twitter showing the Su-24MR. It is likely that these aircraft are used to launch Storm Shadow.