Ukraine fires UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia
Al JazeeraRussia’s foreign intelligence chief says attempts by NATO countries to help Ukraine will not go unpunished. Ukraine has fired long-range British Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, a day after launching United States-made long-range missiles into the country, British media outlets report. Russian war correspondent accounts on Telegram posted footage on Wednesday they said included the sound of the missiles striking in the Kursk region, which lies on Ukraine’s border. Britain had previously said Ukraine could use Storm Shadow cruise missiles within Ukrainian territory, but London has been pressing Washington for permission to allow their use to strike targets inside Russia for several months. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig said the decision to authorise the use of antipersonnel landmines is likely in line with a US attempt to help Ukraine slow down Russian advances in its east to gain more leverage in future peace talks.