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UK to share Storm Shadow missile technology with Ukraine

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a significant escalation in military support for Ukraine, including the authorization to share classified technical data. This move is intended to enable Ukraine to establish domestic production lines for Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles, reducing its reliance on Western stockpiles.

In addition to missile technology, the UK has granted Ukraine access to a large battlefield intelligence database to train artificial intelligence models for national defense. The UK government is also accelerating civil defense planning and updating its ‘war books’ to prepare for potential Russian threats, including cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure.

The Kremlin has responded sharply to these developments. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that the UK is ‘playing with fire’ and stated that British military facilities and equipment, both within Ukraine and elsewhere, could become legitimate targets in retaliation. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused the UK of directly participating in the conflict on the side of Kyiv.

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Andy Burnham · Dmitry Peskov · MBDA · Maria Zakharova · Storm Shadow · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Volodymyr Zelensky · Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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