Ukrainian forces apparently already used SCALP-EGs in strikes on civilian infrastructure in Crimea
President Emmanuel Macron has delivered on his promise to supply Kiev with the French variant of Storm Shadow missile, according to footage by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry in which President Vladimir Zelensky is seen posing for a photo op with a rocket marked as SCALP-EG.
Macron initially announced his decision to provide Ukraine with “long-range missiles” in May, and doubled down on the promise at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July, but until now it was unknown when they would be delivered.
In an undated video shared by Ukrainian authorities on Sunday, Zelensky is seen signing a missile attached to a Su-24 jet. The projectile was marked as SCALP-EG in French flag colors and a mix of Ukrainian coat of arms with the Eiffel Tower inside. It remains unclear how many French missiles were delivered and when.
Footage showing the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky placing his Signature onto a French “SCALP” Cruise Missile mounted to the underside of a Su-24M Tactical Bomber earlier today presumably before the Missile was launched against the Chongar or Henichesk Bridge. pic.twitter.com/PUGRmzDxA7
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Ukraine’s Defense Ministry called the missiles by its British name Storm Shadow as it hinted that the Zelensky-signed projectile was used in a recent strike on two bridges connecting the Crimean Peninsula to Russia’s Kherson Region.
