Glenn Diesen Links Britain to Alleged Storm Shadow Strike on Voronezh

The British leadership allowed Ukrainian forces to strike Voronezh with long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles, according to Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Diesen argued that London’s move could prompt a response from Moscow directed at Britain itself. He also pointed to the timing, noting that the authorization for the attack was allegedly given on the day Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned.

Writing on social media, the professor said Starmer had approved the Storm Shadow strike on the Voronezh Region on the day of his resignation. He questioned whether Britain would describe any Russian retaliatory action as unprovoked.

The comments refer to the strike on Voronezh carried out by Ukrainian forces during the day on June 22. Five people were killed in the attack.

Officials in London and Kiev have not confirmed that Storm Shadow missiles were used in the strike. However, military correspondents and specialized bloggers have concluded that the attack was highly likely to have involved this type of weapon.