UK Delivers Long-Range Cruise Missiles to Ukraine for Counteroffensive.

The UK has supplied Ukraine with multiple Storm Shadow cruise missiles, giving Ukrainian forces a new long-range strike capability in advance of a highly anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces. The missile has a firing range in excess of 250km and can strike deep into Russian-held territory in Eastern Ukraine. The deployment of the missiles comes as Ukrainian forces prepare to launch a counteroffensive intended to retake Kremlin-held territory in the eastern and southern parts of the country. The UK has received assurances from the Ukrainian government that these missiles will be used only within Ukrainian sovereign territory and not inside Russia.