# UK confirms its involvement in conflict by giving Kiev Storm Shadow missiles — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/34176

- TASS, 2026-08-27 09:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178329

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Britain’s transfer of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev confirms London’s direct involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. She said the UK had tried to avoid questions about their use, but it eventually became obvious.

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