The Storm Shadow cruise missile on display outdoors on a plinth during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, Monday, June 19, 2023
A Storm Shadow cruise missile on display at the Paris Air Show in June 2023.
  • The Storm Shadow cruise missile is the latest highly touted weapon employed by Ukraine.
  • The missile has been effective, striking important targets deep inside Russian-held territory.
  • But Russian adaptations over the past year have limited Storm Shadow's impact, one expert said.

First it was drones and then HIMARS. With depressing regularity, a new wonder weapon has been touted as a game-changer for Ukraine, only for its luster to dim as Russia adapts to it.