The United Kingdom has pledged to transfer 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year - in April 2026. This is ten times more than previous deliveries. This is reported by UNN with reference to the Reuters agency.
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It is noted that on Monday, the British government approved a Strategic Defence Review, which calls for the creation of a more lethal and high-tech army to counter new threats, including possible Russian aggression.
The government said the £350 million ($473 million) drone package is part of a broader £4.5 billion military support initiative for Ukraine
According to the news agency, British Defence Secretary John Healey will announce this during a meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine, which will be held in Brussels with the participation of 50 countries and will be co-organised with Germany.
The UK is stepping up its support for Ukraine by providing hundreds of thousands of additional drones this year and completing an important stage in the supply of critically needed artillery ammunition
In addition to the supply of drones, the UK said it had completed the delivery of 140,000 artillery shells to Ukraine since January and would spend an additional £247 million this year to train Ukrainian soldiers.
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