Ukraine has launched UK-made Storm Shadow missiles at Russia for the first time since the conflict began, multiple sources have told The Guardian.
The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops to Russia's border with Ukraine, which UK and US officials warned was a significant escalation of the nearly three-year conflict. year old.
The Guardian reported earlier this week that the UK would soon approve Storm Shadow missiles for use inside Russia after US President Joe Biden agreed to do the same for similar US Atacms weapons.
The move marks a rapid turnaround in UK-Ukraine relations, following complaints that Kiev was frustrated by London's refusal to supply a new Storm Shadow unit.
Western officials have indicated they are specifically targeting North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region, as well as infrastructure that could be used for a 50,000-troop offensive against a Ukrainian incursion there.