Overview
- Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reports that the UK transferred more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine to sustain long-range strikes inside Russia.
- The number of missiles was not disclosed, consistent with the UK’s practice of not regularly announcing quantities or delivery timelines.
- Sources said the resupply is intended to replenish stocks before winter, when Britain expects Russia to intensify attacks on civilians.
- Ukraine has previously used British-supplied Storm Shadows against targets in Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk regions and in occupied Crimea, with reported ranges of roughly 250–560 kilometers depending on the variant.
- Separately, President Donald Trump said the U.S. is not currently planning to provide Tomahawk missiles, despite ongoing debate and a Wall Street Journal report on eased restrictions for some long-range strikes.