Ukraine has long been calling for long-range missiles, but the US and other countries have been unwilling to supply them in case strikes inside Russia lead to escalation.
The deployment of the Storm Shadow cruise missiles mark a significant step-up in the capabilities of arms the UK has sent to Ukraine.
The missile has a strike capability of nearly 200 miles - meaning it would potentially allow Ukraine to hit further into Russian territory.It is launched from the air, and in theory can be used from Ukraine's Soviet-made jets. UK-owned Storm Shadow missiles are made in Stevenage by MBDA. Each cruise missile costs an estimated £2m.It was used in Iraq in 2003, while France, Italy and the UK used it in Libya in 2011.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded with Western nations for these types of missiles for months - but the requests have been denied, especially by the US.
In his speech, the defence secretary laid out some of the ways Russia had been attacking Ukraine - including allegations it had used white phosphorous. He said that using such weapons -"which burn at 800C" - is in contravention of"protocol three of the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons".
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