Britain said it will help Kyiv build Storm Shadow missiles in Ukraine. Hours later, the Kremlin announced that Russian forces are already working to find the production sites.
On Ukraine's 35th independence anniversary, Britain's Defense Ministry said it would give Kyiv technology to produce Storm Shadow missiles domestically, following France's earlier license for the identical SCALP missile. Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, made the announcement during his first visit to Kyiv, joined by leaders from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Romania, Moldova and Luxembourg.
The missiles require full factories capable of building jet engines, rocket fuel and guidance systems — infrastructure Ukraine has struggled to complete before, including a Bayraktar drone plant destroyed under construction by Russian strikes. A related rocket-fuel plant in Denmark has also been delayed.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the move a sign Britain 'is taking part in this war' and said Russian forces are working to identify the production sites before they exist. Zelensky, in a separate anniversary address, said Ukraine's long-range strikes are cutting into Russian logistics and revenue, and pressed China to restrain Russia's nuclear rhetoric.
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