LONDON (Reuters) – The British authorities mentioned on Friday it might present Ukraine with 650 light-weight multi-role missiles price 162 million kilos ($213.13 million) to assist shield the nation from Russian drones and bombing.
Russia final week unleashed its largest air assault on Ukraine for the reason that full-scale battle started early in 2022. Ukraine has made repeated requests for extra air defence help to defend itself from missile and drone assaults.
The brand new provide of missiles was introduced as British defence minister John Healey attended the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, an ad-hoc coalition of some 50 nations, at a U.S. air base in Germany.
The Ministry of Defence mentioned, in step with the brand new authorities’s dedication to hurry deliveries of assist to Ukraine, the primary batch of missiles introduced on Friday have been anticipated to reach by the top of the 12 months.
“This new commitment will give an important boost to Ukraine’s air defences,” Healey mentioned in an announcement.
The Ministry of Defence mentioned the missiles made by Thales have a spread of greater than 6 kilometres (3.73 miles) and will be fired from a wide range of platforms on land, sea, and air.
Final Monday, Russia fired greater than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine, killing seven folks and hanging vitality amenities nationwide in what Kyiv known as the battle’s “most massive” assault.
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