UK sending hundreds of air defence missiles to Ukraine after massive Russian attack
Following the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on the night of Friday 28-29 December, UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that "hundreds of British-made air defence missiles" will be sent to Kyiv.
Source: Shapps on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda
Details: The British defence minister called the latest wave of Russian strikes "a desperate and futile attempt to regain momentum after the catastrophic loss of hundreds of thousands of conscripts" ahead of Putin's humiliation as his "three-day war" enters its third calendar year.
Quote: "We continue to stand by Ukraine’s defence. Which is why today we are sending hundreds of air defence missiles to restock British-gifted air defence systems capable of striking down Russian drones and missiles with incredible accuracy."
Shapps stressed that Putin is wrong to "hope that he can clutch victory from the jaws of defeat".
"Ukraine’s degradation of the Russian Black Sea fleet has proven it is still in this fight to win. And today’s air defence package sends an undeniable message, in the face of Russian barbarity, that the UK remains absolutely committed to supporting Ukraine," he added.
Putin in testing Ukraine’s defences and the West’s resolve - now is the time for the world to come together and redouble our efforts to get Ukraine what they need to win 🇺🇦
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) December 29, 2023
Read my full statement on today’s attacks: pic.twitter.com/PnzFbn4a8o
Background:
- On the night of 28-29 December, Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, Lviv, Zaporizhzhia and other cities were hit. According to the latest reports, at least 26 people were killed, and 120 others were injured.
- The shelling was condemned by a number of European countries.
- On the next day after the attack, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a telephone conversation with Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, while being in the bomb shelter of the Foreign Ministry during the air-raid alarm.
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