Russia claims Ukraine is planning to attack it and Crimea, threatens to strike "decision-making centers"

Russian propaganda media reported the information.

He claims that Russia "has information" that Ukraine is going to use these missiles to attack the territory of Russia and Crimea. Shoigu also said that the launch of these missiles would mean "drawing" the US and the UK into the war.

"The launch of these missiles outside the area of the special military operation will mean the full involvement of the US and the UK in the conflict and will entail immediate strikes on decision-making centers in Ukraine," the Russian Defense Minister said.

• On May 11, the British Ministry of Defense confirmed the supply of long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine.

• On May 16, CNN cited anonymous sources as saying that Ukraine had already begun using long-range missiles.

• On May 24, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov confirmed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were already using long-range Storm Shadow missiles.