The new, longer-range missiles have been used in eastern Ukraine, Russia has said, just days after their supply to Kyiv was announced by the U.K.
On Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said the long-range cruise missiles had been used on Friday to strike targets in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk,"despite statements from London that these weapons would not be used against civilian targets."
Luhansk is located in the contested Donbas area of Ukraine, which was illegally annexed by Russia in September 2022. Moscow's claim to this territory is not recognized by the international community. A Rafale fighter jet equipped with Storm Shadow / SCALP missile. U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told U.K. lawmakers that the long-range missiles"are now going into, or are in, the country itself."Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said Russian forces had shot down the Su-24 jet that it said had launched the missiles, as well as the MiG-29 fighter aircraft working alongside, according to Russian state media.
Kyiv's Western allies have been hesitant to provide Ukraine with weapons with a range to strike within Russian territory. The U.S. has
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