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Reference News reported on August 14According to a report on the RT website on August 13, citing the British Daily Telegraph, despite Kiev's request, the British government refused to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow cruise missiles to invade Russia's Kursk region.

A source in London reportedly told the newspaper that the British government's position on using the missile, which has a range of 550 kilometers, has "not changed" for now. Britain allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow to attack Crimea and other areas claimed by Kiev, but not internationally recognized Russian territory, because Britain was concerned that this would escalate the conflict.

How Ukraine uses these missiles is not only up to London, but France also has a say in the matter, as they were produced in close cooperation with France, according to The Daily Telegraph. French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine could strike deep into Russian territory, but only from the point where Russia launched the attack.

A Downing Street spokesman reportedly said the British side had "made it clear that the equipment provided by the UK is for the defence of Ukraine".

The report comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed in July that he had received permission from the UK to use Storm Shadow to attack internationally recognized Russian territory. But a source at the Daily Telegraph said at the time that the situation had become "more nuanced." As for whether Ukraine could launch Storm Shadow missiles into the heart of Russia, the source stressed: "It is impossible." (Compiled by Wu Mei)