UK hands Ukraine blueprints for Storm Shadow missiles despite Russian threats

In the United Kingdom on 24 August 2026, Andy Burnham visited Kyiv and handed Ukraine blueprints for long-range Storm Shadow (SCALP) missiles. The Telegraph, BBC and Kyiv Post describe the transfer as classified data to help Ukraine produce the missiles. La Repubblica writes that the UK and France will allow Ukraine to produce them, and Euronews notes the visit coincided with a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Kyiv.

Russian outlets TASS and RT covered the announcement, and the Daily Express framed it as going ahead despite Russian threats. Bloomberg wrote that the move puts the spotlight on the United States. The Telegraph also wrote that Ukraine handed UK intelligence a 'goldmine' about Russian saboteurs.