Ukraine will receive unprecedented support from Britain: Air defense, missiles, tanks and boats
The UK government announces the largest military aid package for Ukraine, worth 500 million pounds.
This was reported by the press service of the British government.
The aid is expected to be announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his visit to Poland.
The 500 million pounds allocated by the government will be used to quickly deliver to Ukraine urgently needed ammunition, air defense equipment, armored vehicles, and drones to be purchased in the UK.
The military assistance package will include, among other things, military aid:
- 60 boats, including maritime raiding and diving boats, as well as naval guns;
- more than 1,600 “strike” and anti-aircraft missiles, as well as additional Storm Shadow cruise missiles;
- more than 400 vehicles, including 160 Husky armored vehicles, 162 armored vehicles and 78 off-road vehicles;
- almost four million rounds of ammunition for small arms.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw to discuss deepening British-Polish relations.
As well as the threat from Russia and Britain’s efforts to support European security and Ukraine.
Earlier in April, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that the UK is considering transferring the first samples of the DragonFire laser air defense system to Ukraine.
BAE Systems also signed an agreement with the UK government to maintain and repair L119 guns in Ukraine.
Implementation of the agreement will make it possible to transfer repaired weapons directly to the battlefield as soon as possible.
In addition, Ukraine and the UK signed a new framework agreement on defense-industrial cooperation, which will allow for cooperation between defense companies of both countries.
In April, the British government donated modern equipment – laptops, scanners, and printers – to work with the Oberig registry.
