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Description: Footage has emerged of Ukrainian troops celebrating after apparently shooting down a Russian drone with, what was described as, the STARStreak missile system sent to the country by the UK. The launcher that appears in the footage is indeed from a STARStreak system, but the missile, it appears, is not. After a closer look, it appears the missile is the British Martlet, a weapon being tested by UK troops that is yet to be fully deployed by the UK Armed Forces. Simon Newton reports. Read more here 👉 forces.net/ukraine/news/has-ukraine-used-british-missile-uk-armed-forces-has-only-just-accessed Subscribe to Forces News: bit.ly/1OraazC Check out our website: forces.net Facebook: facebook.com/ForcesTV Instagram: instagram.com/forcesnews/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/ForcesNews