Ukraine made a ground-breaking move by launching British-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory — its first use of these long-range weapons beyond its borders. A high-ranking Western source (who wanted to stay un-named) shared this info with Bloomberg news-agency
When asked about this strike Keir Starmerʼs office kept quiet saying they wont discuss any operation-related topics. Before this event British officials only allowed these high-tech missiles to hit targets inside Ukraine; however UK leaders spent months trying to get US approval for cross-border strikes
The timing matches with Joe Bidenʼs recent policy shift: just this week he gave green-light to use American-supplied weapons for deep strikes into Russia. This change in rules shows how Western support keeps getting stronger — the UK and US are now ok with Ukraine hitting targets far behind enemy lines
The Storm Shadow missiles (which can fly really far) changed how Ukraine fights back: they let Ukraineʼs army hit important spots that were hard-to-reach before. These weapons work great with Ukraineʼs new hit-and-run style attacks