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Britain has become the first country to deliver long-range weapons to Ukraine, posing a new problem for Putin.
The promise came back in February. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to London earlier this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assured him that Waffen deliver with greater range. On Thursday, the UK Defense Secretary confirmed that Britain has made good on that promise.
type cruise missile Storm Shadow have already arrived in Ukraine or are on the way there, said Ben Wallace. The weapons offer Ukraine “the best opportunity to defend itself against Russia’s brutal attacks – particularly the targeted attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, which violate international law.”
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The cruise missiles – each costing more than £2million – will be delivered ahead of Ukraine’s spring offensive, which is expected in the coming weeks. A senior US military official said the guns because of their high Range be a game changer. The “Storm Shadows” can hit targets at a distance of more than 250 kilometers.
Storm Shadows can hit targets 250 kilometers away
The so far from the Ukraine The US-supplied Himars missile launchers used only have a range of 80 kilometers. “Storm Shadows” can be launched from fighter planes or from ships and can destroy strategic targets such as fortified bunkers. Sidharth Kaushal of the military think tank Royal United Services Institute in London said the delivery of the missiles was doubly significant.
First could the Ukrainian military use it to hit Russian weapons depots: last year, after the US began delivering Himars cruise missiles, reacted Russia promptly: It moved its arsenals beyond the reach of these weapons.
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Secondly, says Kaushal, “Storm Shadows” could hit Russian ships in the port of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula. From these ships, the Russian military rockets fired at Ukraine. Nevertheless, Kiev has assured that they will not target targets on Russian territory, although it is possible with the “Storm Shadows”.
Great Britain is after the USA the second most important supplier of military aid to the attacked Ukraine. Time and time again, London has led the way in supplying sophisticated weapons – anti-tank missiles, for example. The United States has so far refused to deliver longer-range cruise missiles. However, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace assured that the US was behind the Storm Shadows decision.
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