"Ukra launches first British missile into Russia"... "Before the storm" alerted Kyiv to air strikes

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Ukraine has reportedly launched its first UK-backed Storm Shadow missile into mainland Russia, following the U.S.-based Atax missile.

In the midst of this, there are rumors that Russia is about to fight back on a large scale, and there is tension on the eve of the storm, with air raid warnings once issued in Kyiv.

Correspondent Jo Su-hyun reports from London.

[Reporter]
The day after Ukraine first attacked the Russian mainland with US surface-to-surface ballistic missile Atax.

Storm Shadow, a British-backed air-to-ground cruise missile, was also reported to have been launched into mainland Russia for the first time.

The British daily Telegraph reported on the afternoon of the 20th local time that fragments of Storm Shadow were found in the village of Marino in the Kursk region of Russia, where North Korean troops were sent.

The British government reportedly approved the use of storm shadow following the U.S. in response to the North Korean military's dispatch to Russia.

[James Nixie / Director of the Royal Institute for International Studies: What Ukraine needs is more than the quality and range of missiles. The range of the missiles (provided by the U.S. and Britain) is both sufficient to strike infrastructure in Russia.

The Ukrainian government, however, did not confirm whether it had fired but only noted that it was using all possible means to defend itself.

Regarding rumors of an imminent Russian missile strike, he also argued that Russia is trying to conduct a psychological war by spreading false information.

Earlier, the U.S. shut down its embassy and evacuated staff, saying it had confirmed specific information that a large-scale airstrike was imminent.

Other Western missions, such as Spain and Italy, also temporarily ordered evacuation, and our embassy asked Korean residents to pay attention to safety.

Air raid warnings were once issued in Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine.

U.S. President Biden lifted restrictions on the use of long-range missiles in Ukraine, and this time even allowed the use of anti-personnel landmines.Russia, which countered with the

nuclear card, has criticized the Biden administration for doing everything it can to drag the war on Ukraine.

As President Biden releases a series of taboos on Ukraine at the end of his term, Russia is expected to step up its offensive in all directions.

I'm Jo Suhyun of YTN in London.