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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Handout photo dated December 2015 shows a Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft of the French Air Force equipped with SCALP long-range air-to-surface cruise missiles prepares to take off from an airbase in Jordan. Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name, in France it is called SCALP-EG. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by ECPAD via ABACARESS.COM

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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Handout photo dated Ausut 21 , 2016 shows a Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the French air force takes off for an air strike on a Daesh facility, in Raqqa, Syria. Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name, in France it is called SCALP-EG. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by ECPAD/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Handout photo dated 2004 shows a French Navy Rafale MO2 combat aircraft took off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and carried out a highly successful firing of MBDA’s Storm-Shadow / SCALP EG long-range cruise missile. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Handout photo dated 2004 shows Storm Shadow / SCALP is able to effectively engage a variety of targets such as control centres, hardened aircraft shelters, runways, buildings and bridges, SAM Systems and ships in port. Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name, in France it is called SCALP-EG. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Handout photo sated 2002 shows a Rafale jet fighter equipped with Storm Shadow / SCALP. Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name, in France it is called SCALP-EG. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles At Russia For First Time

Undated handout photo shows a Storm Shadow/Scalp Cruise Missile. Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French low-observable, long-range, air-launched cruise missile developed since 1994 by Matra and British Aerospace, and now manufactured by MBDA. "Storm Shadow" is the weapon's British name, in France it is called SCALP-EG. Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. The strikes were widely reported by Russian war correspondents on Telegram and confirmed by an official on condition of anonymity. A spokesperson for Ukraine's General Staff said he had no information. Photo by MBDA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Allows Ukraine To Strike Inside Russia With Missiles

Handout photo dated July 5, 2017 shows a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea. US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. For months, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging that the restrictions on the missiles, known as ATACMS, be lifted, allowing Kyiv to strike outside its own borders. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Allows Ukraine To Strike Inside Russia With Missiles

Handout photo dated July 5, 2017 shows a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea. US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. For months, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging that the restrictions on the missiles, known as ATACMS, be lifted, allowing Kyiv to strike outside its own borders. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Allows Ukraine To Strike Inside Russia With Missiles

Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. For months, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging that the restrictions on the missiles, known as ATACMS, be lifted, allowing Kyiv to strike outside its own borders. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Allows Ukraine To Strike Inside Russia With Missiles

Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia. For months, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging that the restrictions on the missiles, known as ATACMS, be lifted, allowing Kyiv to strike outside its own borders. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long-Range Atacms Already Hitting Russian Forces In Ukraine

Handout photo dated July 5, 2017 shows a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea. Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid package for Ukraine, not the one just approved by Congress and signed by Joe Biden. “We did not announce this at the onset in order to maintain operational security for Ukraine at their request.” Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long-Range Atacms Already Hitting Russian Forces In Ukraine

Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid package for Ukraine, not the one just approved by Congress and signed by Joe Biden. “We did not announce this at the onset in order to maintain operational security for Ukraine at their request.” Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long-Range Atacms Already Hitting Russian Forces In Ukraine

Handout photo dated July 5, 2017 shows a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea. Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid package for Ukraine, not the one just approved by Congress and signed by Joe Biden. “We did not announce this at the onset in order to maintain operational security for Ukraine at their request.” Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Long-Range Atacms Already Hitting Russian Forces In Ukraine

Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. Atacms long-ranges missiles capable of hitting targets 300km away had already arrived in Ukraine this month at the president’s direction, before the US security package was passed by Congress on Wednesday, the state department has said. Vedant Patel, a state department spokesperson, explained that the weapons were part of a March aid package for Ukraine, not the one just approved by Congress and signed by Joe Biden. “We did not announce this at the onset in order to maintain operational security for Ukraine at their request.” Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House Considers Supplying ATACMS Missiles To Ukraine

Handout photo shows Aa M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea, July 5, 2017. The launch demonstrated the deep. President Biden signaled his openness Wednesday to sending Ukraine long-range missiles following the completion of a two-day summit of NATO leaders in the Baltic state of Lithuania. With a range of roughly 190 miles, MGM-140 ATACMS are capable of striking both Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow has occupied since 2014. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House Considers Supplying ATACMS Missiles To Ukraine

Handout photo shows Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. President Biden signaled his openness Wednesday to sending Ukraine long-range missiles following the completion of a two-day summit of NATO leaders in the Baltic state of Lithuania. With a range of roughly 190 miles, MGM-140 ATACMS are capable of striking both Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow has occupied since 2014. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House Considers Supplying ATACMS Missiles To Ukraine

Handout photo shows Aa M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System assigned to the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Republic of Korea (ROK)/U.S. Combined Division fires an MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile into the East Sea off South Korea, July 5, 2017. The launch demonstrated the deep. President Biden signaled his openness Wednesday to sending Ukraine long-range missiles following the completion of a two-day summit of NATO leaders in the Baltic state of Lithuania. With a range of roughly 190 miles, MGM-140 ATACMS are capable of striking both Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow has occupied since 2014. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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White House Considers Supplying ATACMS Missiles To Ukraine

Handout photo shows Handout photo shows field artillery soldiers test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA in June 2017. President Biden signaled his openness Wednesday to sending Ukraine long-range missiles following the completion of a two-day summit of NATO leaders in the Baltic state of Lithuania. With a range of roughly 190 miles, MGM-140 ATACMS are capable of striking both Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow has occupied since 2014. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM