- The UK has pledged 500 million pounds ($620m) in new military supplies for Ukraine, including 400 vehicles, 60 boats, 1,600 munitions and four million rounds of ammunition.
UK pledges $620M in new military aid for Ukraine, officials say
Tuesday, April 23rd 2024, 12:32:05 pm
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The U.K. has pledged an additional $620 million in military supplies for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and ammunition, according to British officials.
However, Downing Street did not indicate whether the aid would be immediately available for delivery. Zelenskyy has repeatedly pleaded for greater international assistance, warning that his country will lose the war without it.
The President of Ukraine Had a Phone Call with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
23 April 2024 - 13:38
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone call with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak.
The Head of State expressed gratitude for the allocation of the largest defense support package from the United Kingdom to date in the amount of half a billion pounds, which contains the most necessary weapons for Ukraine:
Storm Shadow and other types of missiles,
Hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and
Ammunition.
Storm Shadow and other types of missiles,
Hundreds of armored vehicles and watercraft, and
Ammunition.
"I am grateful to the UK for such a strong demonstration of support and for the willingness to further develop defense cooperation, especially with a focus on air defense, maritime and long-range capabilities," the President emphasized.
The leaders also discussed the need to create an effective model for the confiscation of Russian assets.
The interlocutors paid special attention to their expectations for the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland and the 4th European Political Community Summit, which will be held this time in the UK.
The interlocutors paid special attention to their expectations for the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland and the 4th European Political Community Summit, which will be held this time in the UK.
34m ago
(16:15 GMT)
Russia says it hit a warehouse containing Ukrainian weapons
Russia’s military hit a warehouse with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the 113th Ukrainian Defense Brigade and destroyed the launcher of an American MIM-23 HAWK anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the state-run TASS news agency cited the Russian Ministry of Defence as saying.
“Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a launcher of the MIM-23 HAWK anti-aircraft missile system made in the United States,” the ministry said.
The ministry added that forces hit a warehouse containing Ukraine’s forces’ manpower and military equipment.
Russia’s military hit a warehouse with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the 113th Ukrainian Defense Brigade and destroyed the launcher of an American MIM-23 HAWK anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the state-run TASS news agency cited the Russian Ministry of Defence as saying.
“Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a launcher of the MIM-23 HAWK anti-aircraft missile system made in the United States,” the ministry said.
The ministry added that forces hit a warehouse containing Ukraine’s forces’ manpower and military equipment.
“Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a launcher of the MIM-23 HAWK anti-aircraft missile system made in the United States,” the ministry said.
The ministry added that forces hit a warehouse containing Ukraine’s forces’ manpower and military equipment.
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UK pledges $620M in new military aid for Ukraine, officials say
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- The UK has pledged an additional $620 million in military supplies for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and ammunition.
- The announced aid includes 400 vehicles, 60 boats, 1,600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition.
- The US recently approved $61 billion in aid for Ukraine, but it's unclear when the UK's aid will be available.
The U.K. on Tuesday pledged an additional $620 million in new military supplies for Ukraine, including long-range missiles and four millions rounds of ammunition, at a time when Ukraine is struggling to hold off advancing Russian forces on the eastern front line of the war, now in its third year.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday morning to confirm the assistance and "assure him of the U.K.’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s brutal and expansionist ambitions," Sunak's office said.
- Sunak was traveling to Warsaw later Tuesday to meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for talks about further aid for Ukraine.
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Ahead of the visit the U.K. government said Sunak would announce $620 million in new British military supplies, including 400 vehicles, 60 boats, 1,600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition. The shipment will include British Storm Shadow long-range missiles, which have a range of some 150 miles and have proved effective at hitting Russian targets.
"President Zelenskyy thanked the Prime Minister for the U.K.’s continued support, saying the new military assistance would make a material difference to ordinary Ukrainians fighting on the front line to defend their country," Downing Street said.
The announcement comes three days after the U.S. House of Representatives approved $61 billion in aid for Ukraine, as American lawmakers raced to deliver a fresh round of U.S. support to the war-torn ally.
"President Zelenskyy thanked the Prime Minister for the U.K.’s continued support, saying the new military assistance would make a material difference to ordinary Ukrainians fighting on the front line to defend their country," Downing Street said.
The announcement comes three days after the U.S. House of Representatives approved $61 billion in aid for Ukraine, as American lawmakers raced to deliver a fresh round of U.S. support to the war-torn ally.
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