General Staff announces provision of air defense systems, demining equipment from UK
The press service of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook with reference to the press release of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
“During my recent visit to Kyiv, I assured President Zelensky that the UK’s support for Ukraine and their most urgent needs is unwavering. Today I am proud to announce that the UK, alongside our allies, is delivering on that promise with new contracts to provide Ukraine with critical air defence systems to protect civilians from Putin’s barbaric bombing campaign, and more than £100 million of new equipment pledged to give Ukrainian soldiers what they need to breach Russia’s deadly minefields,” the press service quotes UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps as saying.
As noted, the UK will provide in its latest package crucial equipment to help Ukrainian soldiers cross minefields, bridging capabilities to assist with river and trench crossings, and heavy duty plant vehicles to destroy Russian non-explosive obstacles and help build defensive positions to protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure.
In turn, Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin noted that Russia underestimated the resilience of the international community that provides assistance to Ukraine.
“This new package of support is the latest in an unprecedented and sustained effort by 50 nations to give Ukraine the tools it needs to counter Russia’s aggression and recover what it has lost. This winter, Russia will seek to undermine the morale of the Ukrainian people and divide the international community, but in both cases Putin underestimates the strength and resilience of his opposition. If we stick together, and stay the course, then Russia will continue to lose, Ukraine will prevail and the rules that matter to global security will endure,” Radakin stressed.
As noted, the support package will arrive in the coming months.
