Ukraine news latest — UK ‘gives long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Zelensky’ as leader sends defiant message to Putin

THE United Kingdom has supplied Ukraine with several “Storm Shadow cruise missiles” as Kyiv prepares for its much-anticipated counteroffensive.

The powerful missiles, which are typically fired from the air, can travel approximately 155 miles and will be “a real game changer from a range perspective,” CNN reports.

Following the report, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the news as he told MPs: “The donation of these weapons systems gives Ukraine the best chance to defend themselves.”

This comes as President Zelensky sent a defiant message to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, rejecting the suggestion Ukraine should cede land to the Kremlin in a bid for peace.

He said: “Everyone will have an idea. They can’t pressure Ukraine into surrendering territories. Why should any country of the world give Putin its territory?”

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