{"id":34397,"date":"2024-08-05T08:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-released-its-first-official-footage-of-its-devastating-storm-shadow-missiles-in-combat\/05\/08\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T08:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T12:19:00","slug":"ukraine-released-its-first-official-footage-of-its-devastating-storm-shadow-missiles-in-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ukraine-released-its-first-official-footage-of-its-devastating-storm-shadow-missiles-in-combat\/05\/08\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine released its first official footage of its devastating Storm Shadow missiles in combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>Ukraine shared footage of its aircraft launching Storm Shadow missiles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Footage of the powerful, long-range missiles in action is extremely rare.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Storm Shadows were given to Ukraine by the UK and France (which calls them SCALP missiles).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ukraine released its first official video of Western <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/storm-shadow-hits-2-crimea-bridges-scalps-missile-arrive-france-2023-8?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Storm Shadow missiles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Storm Shadow missiles<\/a> being used in combat.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s air force on Sunday shared footage celebrating its 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Buried in the clip were visuals of the Storm Shadow being launched from a jet, and then flying through the sky.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"abcdc526-0dc1-53ca-9b24-650f348f7ff9\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TRNeb07iK08?si=1oTwiPiFtPGXV2I0&amp;start=51\"><p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041f\u041e\u0412\u0406\u0422\u0420\u042f\u041d\u0418\u041c \u0421\u0418\u041b\u0410\u041c \u2013 20! \/ \u041a\u041e\u041c\u0410\u041d\u0414\u0423\u0412\u0410\u0427 \u041f\u041e\u041a\u0410\u0417\u0410\u0412 \u0427\u0418\u041c \u0411\u2019\u042e\u0422\u042c \u041e\u041a\u0423\u041f\u0410\u041d\u0422\u0406\u0412!\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TRNeb07iK08?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The video showed one missile with a UK flag and one with French branding, using an alternative name for the missile, SCALP, which is common in France.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian outlet Defense Express <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/defence-ua.com\/news\/vpershe_na_video_pokazali_jak_povitrjani_sili_zapuskajut_storm_shadow-16206.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">reported<\/a> that it was the first-ever video showing Storm Shadows being deployed in live combat.<\/p>\n<p>It said they were shown being fired from an Su-24, one of the jet types Ukraine uses to carry the missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Business Insider couldn&#8217;t immediately verify those claims, but footage of them in action is very rare.<\/p>\n<p>A 2015 <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Um0Se9CvHrE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">video<\/a> by the missile&#8217;s maker, MBDA, shows Storm Shadows in action but doesn&#8217;t specify whether the footage shows test scenarios or real warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Ukriane&#8217;s military also called it the first official footage that captures a live launch of the missile.<\/p>\n<p>Storm Shadows are cruise missiles developed jointly by the UK and France.<\/p>\n<p>Both countries have been giving Ukraine the missiles and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/europe-leading-being-bolder-less-timid-helping-ukraine-than-us-2024-7?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the UK was the first country to give Ukraine cruise missiles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">the UK was the first country to give Ukraine cruise missiles<\/a> when it gave Kyiv the first Storm Shadows in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has used them for far-reaching strikes, including an attack where those missiles were seemingly<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russian-officers-sold-black-sea-fleet-intel-ukrainian-fighters-report-2023-9?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:used to hit the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Crimea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> used to hit the headquarters of Russia&#8217;s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea<\/a>, the Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The footage in the video by Ukraine&#8217;s air force appears to show that strike.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-shares-first-video-storm-shadow-missiles-combat-decade-report-2024-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/ukraine-released-first-official-footage-110705372.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine shared footage of its aircraft launching Storm Shadow missiles. 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