New military aid package: UK to send artillery guns, hundreds of drones to Ukraine

Wallace announced this in today’s updated report to Parliament, Ukrinform reports with reference to the statement made by the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces on Facebook.

The new military aid package will also include more than 20 M109 155mm self-propelled guns and 36 L119 105mm artillery guns.

The UK defense minister added that counter-battery radar systems and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukraine’s existing Soviet era artillery will also follow. “This equipment will bolster the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s indiscriminate use of artillery,” the report reads.

The UK will also send more than 1,600 more anti-tank weapons in the coming weeks, along with drones, including hundreds of loitering aerial munitions.

The General Staff reminded that so far 6,900 NLAW, Javelin, Brimstone and other anti-tank weapons, as well as 16,000 artillery rounds, six Stormer vehicles fitted with Starstreak anti-air missile launchers and hundreds of missiles had been sent to Ukraine.

The UK has also supplied maritime Brimstone missiles, multiple launch rocket systems, 120 armoured fighting vehicles and large quantities of non-lethal aid including more than 82,000 helmets, 8,450 sets of body armour and over 5,000 night vision devices.

The General Staff added that the increase in aid comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in June that the United Kingdom would provide Ukraine with another £1 billion of military support.

Photo: General Staff

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