Categories: WORLD ABOUT UKRAINE

Ukraine is allowed to strike at Russian territory with Storm Shadow missiles

Newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has agreed that it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use long-range British Storm Shadow missiles, particularly in the context of strikes against Russia. 

This was reported by Bloomberg.

They should be used for defense purposes in accordance with international humanitarian law.

“But it is for Ukraine to decide how to deploy it for those defensive purposes” he said. 

This is the first time Starmer has reaffirmed the new government’s commitment to the previous policy since its election victory last week.

Storm Shadows are precision-guided cruise missiles with a range of more than 250 kilometers.

The UK government clarifies that they have not given permission for Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia

Later, The Telegraph writes about this citing their sources in the UK Ministry of Defense, who say that the words of the newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer are an “awkward diplomatic moment”.

The British government has allowed Kyiv to fire missiles against targets in Crimea and mainland Ukraine since they were delivered last year, but has banned the country from using them to hit military targets inside Russia. Officials fear that such a move would escalate the war and could draw the UK into a conflict with Moscow.

The sources emphasized that Volodymyr Zelensky would have to “seek assurances elsewhere” before Ukraine could fire cruise missiles into Russian territory. They added that these assurances were not a done deal.

On July 10, at the NATO summit, Starmer said that Ukraine could use Storm Shadow to attack military targets in the Russian Federation.

Ukraine Front Lines

Tags:
Sonya P

Recent Posts

Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of June 21, 2025

Russia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of June…

10 hours ago

Enough Lies and Illegal Actions Against Trade Unions by ARMA

On June 19, veterans, human rights activists, and trade unions gathered near the Trade Union…

18 hours ago

It will take Ukraine more than a year to identify the bodies of fallen soldiers handed over by Russia

The enemy has complicated the process by handing over remains mixed with bodies in the…

1 day ago

Russian troops have reduced the activity near the border of Sumy region, Ukraine’s officials say

Russian troops have reduced the activity of their assault units near the border of Sumy…

1 day ago

Russians shelled the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions

Many injured, damaged businesses and homes: the Russians shelled the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.…

1 day ago

Russia has agreed not to start up the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant until the end of the war, according to the IAEA

The temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cannot be restarted until the war ends, as…

1 day ago