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Once launched, each missile can travel up to 155 miles and weighs more than a small car.
Ukraine hit Russia for the first time with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles.
These weapons are long-range missiles - the maximum distance they can reach is about 250 km (155 miles).
The rocket is launched from an aircraft and then flies at the speed of sound. The Storm Shadow is considered an ideal weapon for penetrating bunkers and ammunition depots, such as those used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Each missile costs nearly $1 million (£767,000), so they tend to be launched with the utmost care. Britain and France have sent these missiles to Ukraine, but saying that Kiev can only fire them at targets within its borders.
Earlier, President Joe Biden gave the "OK" to Ukraine to use US long-range missiles to strike inside Russian territory.
What are Storm Shadow Missiles?
The UK became the first country to supply Kiev with longer-range missiles last summer. He allowed Ukrainian forces to strike Russian troops and supply depots before launching a counteroffensive last year.
Regarding this decision, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared at the time that Britain has gone against its allies by sending weapons to Ukraine.
The five-meter missiles were invented in the mid-1990s by Great Britain and France, and have since been deployed in conflict zones in Iraq and Libya.
Once launched, each missile can travel up to 155 miles and weighs more than a small car. It is designed to hit static, fortified and high-value targets - at a cost of £2m per missile.
The missile contains two warheads - the first penetrates through fortifications and the second explodes. Four meters of concrete cannot stop the rocket and it is able to fly at a very low level.
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