Photos: Russia Studies Storm Shadow Cruise Missile West Sent to Aid Ukraine

11:35 GMT, 29 March 2024

The Storm Shadow is a Franco-British long-range, air-to-ground cruise missile supplied to Ukraine by Western nations, which have been increasing their military and financial aid to Kiev since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022.

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Russian specialists are actively working on studying the tactical and technical characteristics of the Storm Shadow cruise missiles used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and have for the first time shown the internal structure of the weapon.

The data obtained will be transferred to various Russian agencies and training centers in need of such information.

Take a look at the Storm Shadow cruise missile in Sputnik's gallery:

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A Russian specialist dismantles a downed Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.

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A fragment of a fallen Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile. The data obtained during the dismantling of the missile will be transferred to various agencies, including for the purpose of improving air defenses.

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Fragments of a downed Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.

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A Russian specialist for the first time shows a live fuse of an Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.

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Parts of a downed Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.

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A Russian specialist shows the head fairing and fuse of an Anglo-French Storm Shadow missile.