“Russian S-400 Air Defense System Successfully Intercepts Storm Shadow Missile and HIMARS Rounds”

MOSCOW – Russian air defense units dropped one Storm Shadow missile and 10 HIMARS rounds over the past few days.

The Russian Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) revealed this on Monday (15/5/2023).

“The air defense system intercepted seven HARM anti-radar missiles, one Storm Shadow long-range cruise missile and ten HIMARS multiple rocket launchers during the day,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The Russian side informed about the Storm Shadow missile intercept for the first time.

Earlier in the day, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of issues relating to Ukrainian war crimes (JCCC) said Ukrainian forces had fired three Storm Shadow missiles and 15 HIMARS missiles at the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) over the past week.

The Storm Shadow missile is one of the cruise missiles developed by the defense company MBDA (Missile Dynamics Anglo-French). This missile has become the main weapon in several air forces around the world.

Storm Shadow has a very wide range, can reach up to more than 250 kilometers.

This allows these missiles to launch from a safe distance and allows fighter aircraft to evade enemy air defenses.