1/6 Italy is supplying Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. Great news but do not expect many. Update by @joni_askola 
2/6 Italy, like many other European countries, is not always vocal about its military aid to Ukraine. While Italy may be perceived as not doing enough, it likely contributes more than what is commonly known or indicated by the statistics from the Kiel Institute.
3/6 Italy possesses Storm Shadow missiles, and UK sec def Grant Shapps mentioned that it is one of the countries providing some to Ukraine. Unfortunately, Italy has fewer than 200 of these missiles, so the quantity they can offer to Ukraine is probably in the low double digits.
4/6 Recently, there has been speculation about whether the UK will restart Storm Shadow production. Meanwhile, France continues to produce them, albeit in limited quantities.
5/6 This is important as Ukraine requires a significant quantity of missiles and will never have a sufficient amount. Hopefully, the UK will resume production, Germany will decide to provide Taurus missiles, and the US will agree to donate or sell JASSM missiles for F16 jets.
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