Great Britain has the long-range missiles Ukraine needs to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Even a small amount of such weapons would change the course of the war.
Roman Svitan, a retired colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a military expert, a pilot, spoke about this Channel 24 -Instructor. According to him, one of the good options that Ukraine is counting on is the Storm Shadow missile.
What the UK can convey to Ukraine
Roman Svitan noted that Storm Shadow is an example of an optimal solution. In particular, this is a rocket developed by three powerful countries at once: Great Britain, France and Italy. he explained.
Storm Shadow is a cruise missile with a range of 250 to 1000 kilometers.
According to Svitan, the missile is subsonic and has a powerful warhead. Any mount is suitable for it.
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For what purposes can Ukraine use British missiles
The military expert added that the Storm Shadow range varies depending on the upgrade.
“What range will be transmitted, this will already be classified information,” he stressed.
In his opinion, if the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive such missiles, then they will definitely use them effectively. In particular, one of the goals is to sink the entire Russian Black Sea Fleet.
This missile will approach any Russian ship and send it to the cruiser “Moskva”: nearby create a scrap metal base in the Black Sea,” he explained.
Roman Svitan added that Storm Shadow can work on Russian bridges.
How many Storm Shadows you can count on
According to a military expert, missiles are not cheap. The cost of one is approximately one and a half million dollars.
They will be given in a certain amount, he noted.
That is why Storm Shadow will need to be used against large targets that need to be disabled.
“It could be four Russian bases in Crimea,” Svitan explained.
They also talk about warehouses on the territory of the temporarily occupied peninsula. For example, near Dzhankoy and in Saki.
According to him, even obtaining several dozen of these missiles is already a success, because their use will break the Russian resistance in the Crimea and maritime resistance.
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Vladimir Zelensky visited the UK
- During his speech to Parliament Great Britain Volodymyr Zelensky asked about combat aircraft for Ukraine. They are needed to strengthen the defense of the Ukrainian skies.
- Subsequently, Rishi Sunak asked Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to investigate what aircraft the UK could transfer to Ukraine.
- Despite to such a quick reaction, the prime minister's speaker noted that this would be a “long-term solution”.
- Vladimir Zelensky also met with King Charles.
