British Defence Secretary John Healey. Picture credit score: REUTERS
The British authorities stated on Friday (6 September 2024) that it might present Ukraine with 650 light-weight multi-role missiles value 162 million kilos ($213.13 million) to assist shield the nation from Russian drones and bombings.
Final week, Russia unleashed its largest airstrike on Ukraine for the reason that full-scale warfare started in early 2022. Ukraine has repeatedly requested extra air protection assist to defend itself towards missile and drone assaults.
The brand new missile deliveries had been introduced as British Defence Secretary John Healey was assembly the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, an advert hoc coalition of some 50 nations, at a US air base in Germany.
The Protection Ministry stated that in keeping with the brand new authorities’s dedication to hurry up assist deliveries to Ukraine, the primary batch of missiles introduced Friday is predicted to reach by the top of the yr.
“This new dedication will present a big increase to Ukraine’s air defences,” Healey stated in an announcement.
The defence ministry stated the Thales-made missiles have a spread of greater than 6 kilometres (3.73 miles) and might be fired from quite a lot of platforms on land, at sea and within the air.
Final Monday (2 September 2024), Russia fired greater than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine, killing seven folks and attacking vitality services throughout the nation in what kyiv referred to as the “most huge” assault of the warfare.
Printed – 06 Sep 2024 05:37 am IST
