Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands. The war-torn country was previously restricted to using the long-range missiles within its own borders.

Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.

Ukraine's defence forces have used British Storm Shadow cruise missiles for the first time against military targets on the territory of Russia. Source: Bloomberg, citing an unnamed Western official, as reported by European Pravda Details: Bloomberg did not specify when or where Ukraine struck targets using Storm Shadow missiles,