Britain has delivered multiple Storm Shadow long range cruise missiles to Ukraine, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace will reveal today.
According to government officials Wallace will confirm to MPs that Britain has armed Kyiv’s forces with the new long-range strike weapons. The move comes ahead of Ukraine launching its highly anticipated counter offensive against the Russian military.
Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, first raised the prospect in February of offering unspecified “longer-range capabilities” to Ukraine to reduce pressure on their front lines and curb Russia’s ability to destroy the country’s critical national infrastructure.
Britain has donated thousands of short and long-range missiles to Ukraine, along with battle tanks and vehicles equipped with Starstreak missile launchers.