Ukraine has launched its first strike against Russia using Storm Shadow missiles, according to Bloomberg.

Ukraine has, for the first time, struck targets in Russia using Storm Shadow missiles supplied by the United Kingdom, reported Bloomberg on November 20, citing a Western official familiar with the matter.

According to the source, the strikes were authorized in response to the presence of North Korean troops in the Kursk region. The involvement of foreign military forces in the conflict indicates an escalation from Russia, the publication states.

Debris from the Storm Shadow missiles was found in the Kursk region, and two missiles were intercepted over Yeysk, a Black Sea port in southern Krasnodar Krai, reports the Telegram channel "Rybar," which is linked to the Russian army. This information could not be independently verified.

According to unconfirmed reports from social media, Ukraine launched 12 missiles at Russia (the video contains explicit language).

As reported by The Telegraph, residents of the village of Maryino in the Kursk region found fragments of a Storm Shadow missile on Wednesday. The footage shows local residents collecting debris from long-range missiles on a tree-lined street in the village, located in a border region with Russia, the publication notes.

Different versions of the Storm Shadow missiles have a range of 250 to 560 km.

The Storm Shadow missiles have been used to target Russian military objectives in Crimea, but strikes on Russia itself have not been recorded until now.

The reported strikes occurred a day after Ukraine used American long-range ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory, following approval from U.S. President Joe Biden on November 17. This strike reportedly targeted a Russian military facility in Karachevo, Bryansk region.

Background. According to Reuters, citing the Pentagon, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched eight ATACMS missiles at Russia, of which the Russians intercepted only two. The Russian Ministry of Defense's claim of five intercepted missiles was labeled as false by the source.