18 December, 2024

Storm Shadow missiles were used against Russian targets in the Rostov oblast.

The local acting governor, Yuriy Slyusar, said that at least 10 missiles were used.

The Russian air defense tried to shoot down these missiles using interceptor missiles, the fragments of which allegedly fell on houses.

According to Slyusar, a house in the village of Malaya Kamenka caught fire due to falling debris, several other houses were damaged by the debris, and a rocket fragment was found in another yard.

The “Special Kherson Cat” analyst said that the wreckage found in the field belonged to European Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles.

These missiles are supplied to Ukraine by the United Kingdom and France, which this year allowed them to be used to hit targets in Russia.

Comparison of debris from Rostov Oblast with a Storm Shadow missile. Source: Special Kherson Cat

According to analysts from the CyberBoroshno group, the target of the strikes was the production site of the Kamensky Combinate in Kamensk-Shakhtynsky, Rostov oblast.

The plant is engaged in the production of mixed rocket fuels, including fuel charges, for weapons and military equipment.

According to some reports, rocket fuel from the plant is used in various products, from the Kornet ATGM to the Iskander-M ballistic missile.

Enterprise “Combinat “Kamensky” in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov Oblast

In November, the United Kingdom handed over a new batch of Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine as part of military assistance.

The French-British long-range air-to-ground missile Storm Shadow/SCALP EG is designed to overcome air defense systems and destroy important stationary and fixed targets, including bunkers.

The Storm Shadow missile under the wing of the Ukrainian Su-24M(MR). August 2023. Frame from the video of the Ukrainian Air Force

For this purpose, Ukrainian Su-24M/MR aircraft have been adapted to use such long-range aviation weapons.

Storm Shadow Used in Attack on Targets in Rostov Oblast