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ukraine attacked an important Russian chemical plant using British-made Storm Shadow missilesThe Ukrainian military said on Tuesday, describing the facility as vital to Moscow’s war efforts.
strike, which used Anglo-French Storm Shadow The cruise missiles were successful, the armed forces said.
“A massive combined missile and air strike was carried out, which also included the use of air launched storm shadow missilesWhich successfully penetrated the Russian air defense system. The consequences of the attack are being assessed,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post on X.
The Ukrainian military said, “The Bryansk chemical plant is a key facility of the military-industrial complex of the aggressor state.”
Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Bryansk Oblast, where the plant is located, acknowledged that Ukraine was attacking the area with drones and missiles on Tuesday afternoon. He said that no one was injured in the attack and there was no news of any damage.
Ukrainian officials said the plant “produces gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel components used in ammunition and missiles used by the enemy to shell the territory of Ukraine”.
storm Shadow Is a cruise missile with a maximum range of approximately 250 km (155 mi). The French call it scalpel.
After launch, the weapon, equipped with its navigation system, descends to a low altitude to avoid detection before locking on to its target using an infra-red seeker. On final approach, the missile climbs to a higher altitude to maximize the chances of hitting the target.
Upon impact it hits the target before the delayed fuse detonates the main warhead. Powered by turbo-jet engines, the 1,300-kilogram Storm Shadow travels at speeds of more than 600 miles per hour, is just over five meters long and has a wingspan of three metres.
Missiles were also used to attack inside Russia In November last year.
While Russia has not confirmed the attack on the facility, its Defense Ministry and local officials said the Bryansk region was attacked.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram post Tuesday evening that within four hours in the afternoon its air defense units destroyed 57 Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region.
The Russian Defense Ministry rarely reports any damage inflicted by Ukraine.
Kyiv has deployed Storm Shadow missiles on several occasions during the war. In June 2023, the then Defense Secretary ben wallace told parliament that The missiles were already “having a significant impact on the battlefield.”,
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Mr Trump later told reporters at Diwali celebrations late on Tuesday that he did not want to have a “pointless meeting” or a “waste of time”, but did not rule out meeting in the future.