Ukraine strikes Russian military infrastructure in Luhansk with Storm Shadow missiles

Ukraine's Air Force deployed British-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles against Russian military infrastructure in occupied Luhansk on Monday. The strike was confirmed by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ukraine's Air Force launched a Storm Shadow cruise missile strike against Russian military infrastructure in the occupied Luhansk region on Monday, according to a statement from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The British-French manufactured Storm Shadow missiles were used in the attack, marking another significant deployment of Western-supplied long-range weaponry against Russian positions in eastern Ukraine. The Luhansk region has been under Russian occupation since 2022.

Storm Shadow missiles, known for their precision strike capability and range exceeding 250 kilometres, have previously been used by Ukraine in high-profile strikes against key Russian military targets. The weapons were first supplied to Ukraine by the United Kingdom, with France later providing its equivalent variant known as SCALP-EG.