Defence secretary says Ukraine desperately seeking more arms as Russian forces try to circle Kyiv
Britain is planning to supply Starstreak anti-aircraft weapons and “a small consignment” of Javelin anti-tank missiles toThe UK would also continue to supply NLAW short-range anti-tank weapons,told the Commons, and has already given Ukraine 3,615 of the portable missile systems – nearly double the 2,000 figure previously disclosed.
“The capability needs strengthening,” Wallace said. “So in response to Ukrainian requests, the government has taken a decision to explore the donation of Starstreak high-velocity man-portable anti-air missiles.” Starstreak is the British army’s equivalent to the better known US-made Stinger ground-to-air missiles that have been supplied to Ukraine by the US, Germany and the Netherlands among others since the Russian invasion. They are laser-guided with a range of 7km, unlike Stingers, which rely on infrared, and are designed to be harder to jam.
“This is only still week two,” Healey said. “Russia has such crushing firepower. Putin has such utter ruthlessness that we must expect more than one of his military objectives to be taken over the next few weeks.”
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