Britain will send Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, giving it dramatically enhanced range to strike at Russian positions deep in occupied territory

• The UK Defense Secretary confirmed Britain would send Ukraine Storm Shadow long-range missiles.
• Ukraine has repeatedly asked for weapons to hit Russian positions deep behind the front line.
• The move comes ahead of a much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive to reclaim occupied territory.

Britain is sending Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, allowing its forces to strike Russian positions deep behind the front line, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

The move comes ahead of a much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive to take back swathes of territory occupied by Russia.