In an interview with The Times of London, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that “France, the U.K. and Italy have demonstrated that Taurus, Storm Shadow or Scalp [missiles] are devastatingly effective. They are available in limited quantities and there are a lot of them in Germany. So yes, they should definitely be delivered. They could make a big difference.”
“I do believe that Storm Shadow is an extraordinary weapon. The U.K., France and Italy are deploying these weapons for use in Crimea in particular. This weapon has a very significant impact,” Shapps said. The interview was picked up by the Ukrainian UNN.
On April 28, the industry blog by David Cenciotti, The Aviationist, commented: “This is the first time Italy is said to be among the nations supplying this type of missile to Ukraine: the Italian government has not officially announced the transfer, keeping the usual ‘low profile’ when it deals with sensitive matters like weapons donations or procurements.”
