00:00The Russian defense ministry said its air defense shot down two British-made long-range
00:06missiles shortly after several media reported Ukraine fired the British-made storm shadow
00:12at Russia.
00:14Earlier this week, Ukraine fired U.S.-made missiles into Russia for the first time after
00:19President Joe Biden authorized the use of the weapons.
00:23Biden's decision came in response to the deployment of North Korean troops to support Moscow in
00:28their war against Ukraine.
00:31As part of his victory plan, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Western allies to
00:37ease restrictions on the use of the weapons.
00:40But Western nations were reluctant to agree, fearing it might draw NATO members into direct
00:45conflict with Russia.
00:48The U.S. and several European embassies reopened after they temporarily closed in fear of a
00:53potential strike on Kiev following Ukraine's long-range missile attack.
