BRITAIN will send some 200 air defence missiles to Ukraine to help protect the war-torn country from Russian drones and bombing.
The British ministry of defence confirmed the massive shipment this afternoon.
The UK will send some 200 air defence missiles to Ukraine
The TimesSoldiers of 7 Air Defence Group hold a Starstreak anti air missile during a demonstration at their barracks in Emsworth[/caption]
The announcement came as Russia unleashed a sickening barrage of missiles on Ukraine which killed 28 people, according to the Ukrainian government and reported by the BBC.
In what is believed to be the biggest aerial attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the bloody war, a total of 158 missiles and countless drone strikes hit homes, a maternity hospital, and a shopping mall.
The assault is said to have been launched in revenge for Ukraine’s Boxing Day missile strike in Crimea.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps wrote on X this afternoon: “The UK is moving rapidly to bolster Ukraine’s air defence, in the wake of Putin’s murderous air strikes.
“Hundreds of British made air defence missiles are being sent to ensure @Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself from Putin’s barbaric bombardment.”
He added: “Putin’s latest wave of murderous airstrikes are a desperate and futile attempt to regain momentum after the catastrophic loss of hundreds of thousands of conscripts and ahead of the humiliation of his three-day war entering a third calendar year.
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