Massive explosion as ‘Brit Storm Shadow missile’ hits Russian-occupied port in latest Ukrainian strike on Vlad

RUSSIA faced major new attacks from Ukraine today in the port of Berdiansk and border region Belgorod. Footage shows the scene of an explosion created by a suspected British-supplied Storm Shadow in Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov. East2WestFootage from the huge explosion[/caption] A huge plume of smoke was seen rising from a location in the port area in Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia region. State media outlet RT said there had been “casualties and destruction” from the strike. The exact target was not immediately clear. Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles can travel up to 600mph and blast targets up to 350 miles away that have long been out of reach for Ukraine. It means the weapons could hit targets at maximum range in just 35 minutes – travelling near half the length of the UK. On May 26, a massive explosion was seen ripping through a Russian missile store allegedly also using British-made Storm Shadows. Pictures showed the enormous fireball erupting after the reported strike on an arsenal of Russian S-300 air defence missiles in the occupied port of Berdiansk, south Ukraine. In Belgorod region, two women were reportedly killed in Maslova Pristan settlement amid intense shelling in Shebekinsky district. A child and another adult were reported as wounded. A report said an explosive device was dropped on a road from a drone. The area is under siege from Russian anti-Putin partisans challenging the armed forces from bases inside Ukraine. A video shows Free Russia Legion fighters inside Russia at Novaya Tavolzhanka village in Belgorod region. Thousands of locals have evacuated border towns and villages amid fighting. In Russian-occupied Mariupol, also on the Sea of Azov, air defences hit incoming Ukrainian missiles, according to Russian reports. Earlier Russia faced drone attacks in Kursk region, which borders Ukraine.