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British long -range missiles: Journalists learned about the details of possible giving weapons to Ukraine

According to journalists, other countries will dare to send long -range missiles is much easier after the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom may be preparing to pass to Ukraine the winged Storm Shadow Air Basics missiles. At least this is evidenced by the characteristics of the British Ministry of Defense. About it writes The Washington Post. According to journalists, Storm Shadows missiles can be installed on Ukrainian Soviet aircraft. They will be able to beat the territory of Russia.

Back in February, during the Munich Security Conference, Prime Minister Risha Sunnak stated that his country would be the first to hand over a long-range weapon. "The United Kingdom will become the first country to give Ukraine a greater range," he said. According to an anonymous British official, being the first is what Britain has sought throughout Russia's full -scale war with Ukraine.

The British claim the leading positions, sending the first some portable anti -aircraft and anti -tank weapons to confront the invasion of the Russian Federation in February 2022, and recently engaged in the training of Ukrainian fighter pilots by NATO standards. The United Kingdom, which is proud of having ahead of its Western allies in the supply of new weapons systems to Ukraine, is now being ready to send a long range to Kiev.

US Presidential Administration Joe Baiden has long denied Kiev to provide such missiles. "This is a unique position that the United Kingdom can take because Russia is still not very fond of us," said the British official. According to him, other countries will decide to such a step much easier after the United Kingdom. Pentagon representatives were reported that they were not concerned when they were asked about the prospects for departure of great range missiles in Ukraine.

"Each country makes its own sovereign decisions about what types of safety assistance and what equipment they provide," said Pentagon spokesman Brigadna General Patrick Ryder. A long winged winged rocket of a long air base, which has been developed since 1994. Such missiles were used in Iraq, Libya, Syria and other areas of military conflict forces. The rocket flight range is approximately 560 km at low altitude. This is a "shot and forgot" rocket, programmed before launch.

After starting, the rocket cannot be monitored or given a self -destruction command. We will remind that Polish journalists stated that the United Kingdom will purchase long -range missiles with a range of up to 300 km. Until May 4, the International Fund for Ukraine support Ukraine has been opened to proposals for missiles with a amount of 20 to 490 kilograms.