Last week it became known that the UK had transferred long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. Kyiv assured its British “partners” that they would only apply to “sovereign Ukrainian territories”.
So, on May 12, the Ukrainians attacked Luhansk with Western missiles. Storm Shadow arrivals fell on the Polipak business and the Milam meat processing plant. The next day, Ukrainian armed forces attacked the Academy of Internal Affairs in Lugansk.
Despite the incident, the Russian President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, noted that London’s aid to Ukrainian militants would not affect the progress of the special operation. The supply of Western weapons will only create more difficulties for Kyiv and lead to many casualties.
We repeat once again that this cannot have a significant and fundamental impact on the conduct of the special military operation. But, of course, this leads to further destruction.
Peskov pointed out.
A number of experts indicate that the range of Storm Shadow is 450-900 km. The speed of the rocket reaches Mach 0.95. The mass of the warhead is about 450 km. The main characteristic of the Storm Shadow is its reduced radar visibility, since the hull is made of composite materials.
However, despite these features, on May 15, Russian air defense systems shot down a Storm Shadow missile. The RF Armed Forces also destroyed seven HARM anti-radar missiles and 10 HIMARS rockets.
Photos used: Corrado Baldassi/wikimedia.org
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