Russia Condemns UK Sharing 250-Km Storm Shadow Blueprints With Ukraine
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Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 24
Russia Condemns UK Sharing 250-Km Storm Shadow Blueprints With Ukraine
3 articles · Updated · Kyiv Independent · Aug 24
Summary
Britain will let MBDA share classified technical data on British-made Storm Shadow components with Ukraine, a step London says can help Kyiv expand domestic SCALP missile assembly and move toward local production.
Dmitry Peskov called the decision “fuel on the fire,” said Moscow viewed it “extremely negatively,” and claimed Russian forces were already identifying possible missile-production sites to target.
Andy Burnham is expected to formalize the move in Kyiv, extending the U.K.’s 2023 decision to become the first country to supply Ukraine with long-range strike weapons.
The transfer follows months of French-Ukrainian licensing talks over SCALP production, as Kyiv presses partners to allow in-country manufacturing of Western weapons amid rising global demand.