Britain's Storm Shadow missiles blamed for Luhansk strikes far behind Russian lines.
British Storm Shadow cruise missiles have been fired for the first time by Ukrainian forces, hitting a Russian supply depot and a military command centre 80 miles behind the front line.
The missile strikes appear timed to coincide with Ukrainian counter attacks this week on Russian positions around Bakhmut, which have routed a Russian infantry unit.
A factory used to store military equipment and a government building used to plan Russian attacks were destroyed in Luhansk City in the Storm Shadow missile attacks on Friday and Saturday, local media reported.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed the attacks but claimed that the missiles had hit residential buildings.
The Kremlin's forces had considered Luhansk City to be beyond the range of Ukrainian firepower and had used it as a base for soldiers to rest and recover and to host visiting Russian dignitaries who didn’t want to get too close to the fighting.
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