British missiles help Ukrainian forces to blitz Russian bases and wipe vital supplies

BRITISH missiles have let Ukrainian forces bombard Russian bases deep behind enemy lines.

Rockets with a range of 40 miles have blitzed field HQs and vital ammo dumps.

Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Volodymyr Havrylov said that the long-range rockets were a game changer in the battle against Vladimir Putin’s troops.

Speaking on a visit to a secret UK training base, where thousands of Ukrainian recruits are learning vital soldier skills, he said: “We are able to stop the advance of Russia in the East.

“We’ve stopped them in the South. Most importantly, they now have no resources and no guts to advance.

“The contribution of Great Britain in supporting Ukraine has been crucial and very critical.”

Furious Kremlin officials admitted the rockets were a setback as Ukraine, under President Volodymyr Zelensky, fights back.

Hardline foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said: “We cannot allow the part of Ukraine . . . to possess weapons that would pose a direct threat to our territory.”

The latest British intelligence update said Russia was making “minimal progress” with its priority Donbas onslaught.

Britain has given Ukraine a trio of M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems as well as 9,000 anti-tank missiles, hundreds of anti-air and anti-ship missiles, light tanks and armoured vehicles.