Ukraine launches first attack on Russian territory with Storm Shadow missiles - Bloomberg
For the first time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have attacked military targets in Russia with British Storm Shadow missiles.
This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to a Western official, Censor.NET informs.
It is noted that the strikes were authorized in response to the deployment of the DPRK military in Russia.
According to the source, the British government considered this step by Russia as an escalation.
Earlier, the media reported that the United States had authorized Ukraine to strike at Russian territory with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles.
Permission for long-range strikes on Russian territory
As a reminder, current US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to launch long-range ATACMS missiles at Russian territory.
CNN noted that Biden's permission to launch long-range missiles at Russia would complicate Trump's plans for a truce.
Axios writes that Biden's lifting of restrictions on long-range strikes applies only to the Kursk region of Russia.
The day before, Le Figaro reported that France and Britain, following the United States , had authorized the use of SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles against Russia.
However, the text of the publication was later changed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Ukraine's use of long-range ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory would mean "direct participation of the United States and its satellites in hostilities against Russia."
