Western countries have massively stepped up their response to the crisis in Ukraine
Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February, the UK and western allies have been providing military aid to help Ukrainian forces resist Moscow’s advances.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday said western powers must “double down” on support for the government in Kyiv, providing the heavy weaponry it needs “to push Russia out of the whole of Ukraine”.What lethal aid has UK sent so far? The UK has also sent non-lethal equipment to Ukraine, including more than 90,000 ration packs, over 10 pallets of medical equipment, more than 3,000 pieces of body armour, nearly 77,000 helmets and 3,000 pairs of boots, as well as communications equipment.
Mr Wallace confirmed earlier this week that a “small number” of Stormer armoured vehicles, which carry Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and are designed to provide a roving threat to Russian planes and helicopters, will be shipped to Ukraine. That includes the latest military package of 800 million US dollars announced by President Joe Biden last week, which includes howitzers, armoured vehicles and recently-developed Phoenix Ghost tactical drones.
After weeks of mounting pressure, Berlin promised to send Gepardtanks anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine.
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