Ukraine’s military says it has used UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles in an attack on a chemical plant in Russia.

“A massive combined missile-and-air strike was carried out, including with air-launched Storm Shadow missiles that penetrated Russia’s air defence system,” the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement on Telegram.

“The results of the strike are being assessed,” it said. New Feature

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It described the plant, in southern Russia’s Bryansk region, as a “key facility” producing gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel.

Pictures on social media appeared to show smoke rising.

The Russian Defence Ministry has not confirmed Ukraine’s attack but said in a Telegram post on Tuesday evening that its air defence units de

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