Britain announced on Friday it was sending around 200 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine to bolster its defenses following a wave of Russian strikes on several cities in the country, calling on its allies to “redouble their efforts” to support Kyiv militarily.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is “testing Ukraine’s defense capabilities and the West’s resolve… and today’s dispatch of the air defense package sends an irrefutable signal that, in the face of Russian barbarity, “the United Kingdom remains absolutely committed to supporting Ukraine.” This was announced by British Defense Minister Grant Shapps.
These missiles will “strengthen Ukraine’s critical air defense capabilities.”
These ASRAAM missiles, originally designed to be fired from the air, have been adapted to power ground-based air defense systems already delivered by the UK to Ukraine in late 2022. defense of Ukraine,” the Ministry of Defense clarified.
Moscow launched a major series of missile and drone strikes on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv, on Friday morning, killing at least 18 people and wounding 132, according to Ukrainian authorities.
“(Vladimir) Putin’s latest wave of deadly airstrikes is a desperate and futile attempt to revive the catastrophic losses of hundreds of thousands of conscripts,” insisted Grant Shapps. The minister also called on the “free world” to “unite and redouble its efforts to give Ukraine what it needs to win.”
Total aid is estimated at £4.6 billion.
Since the start of the year, the UK has sent Challenger 2 battle tanks, three AS-90 artillery batteries, as well as hundreds of armored vehicles, Storm Shadow cruise missiles and long-range attack drones. The amount of British military aid to Ukraine amounts to 4.6 billion pounds (5.3 billion euros).
The British Army has also trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers, including future pilots capable of flying F16 fighter jets.
The first group of six pilots completed their training in the UK last week and returned to Denmark to continue their training on the F16.
Source: Le Parisien
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