Britain allowed Ukrainians to use Storm Shadows a week after President Biden authorized the use of American-made missiles inside Russia, a shift from a more cautious military strategy.

Expands the use of long-range weapons as the 1,000-day conflict enters a new phase

KYIV: The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday (Nov 20) morning due to what it called the threat of a significant air attack, a day after Ukraine used Amer

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

The BBC understands the long-range missiles have been fired into Russian territory by Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden has authorized the delivery of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, marking a notable shift in US policy. According to an unnamed source cited by Reuters, these mines are intended to help Ukrainian forces slow Russian advances along the eastern front.

In a dramatic development, up to 12 Storm Shadow rockets were fired at targets in Kursk - the southern Russian province where Kyiv troops have seized territory.

Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported on Wednesday, after being given the green light from London.Several missiles were launched...

It is the first time Kyiv has used the US-supplied longer-range missiles to strike Russia. After 1,000 days of fighting, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the EU to press for a just peace. DW has more.

The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of caution, the embassy will be closed, and embassy employees are being instructed to shelter…

The Biden administration's decision came a day after Ukraine used American missiles to hit a target inside Russia in what Moscow described as an escalation in the war.

KYIV: Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday (Nov 20), the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired US ATACMS missil

Ukraine's armed forces fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time, a Western official familiar with the matter said, as the 1,000-day conflict enters a new phase.

President Joe Biden has approved the provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a US official told Reuters, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when used along with other munitions from the United States. The United States expects Ukraine to use the mines in its own

Meanwhile, in 2024, Russian forces seized nearly six times more territory than in 2023, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) as reported by BBC

Ukraine has launched UK-supplied storm shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, reports suggest.

Moscow looks to retaliate against Ukraine for firing US-supplied long-range missiles on Russian territory for the first time.

OTTAWA - The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" in Kyiv by Russia.

The allegd use of the long-range cruise missiles came in response to Russia's recent deployment of North Korean troops to bolster its war effort

Ukraine has reportedly used UK Storm Shadow missiles in an assault on Russia, hitting a base in the Kursk region which was said to be housing top North Korean commanders and Russian brass

The US embassy in Kyiv has closed after receiving intelligence of a potential "significant air attack".