Blitz Bureau
BRITAIN is intensifying its military support to Ukraine with a new aid package that includes naval drones, air defence systems and artillery, British Defence Secretary John Healey has said.
Training for Ukrainian soldiers under Operation Interflex, a Britain-led multinational military operation, will continue in 2025 regardless of the developments in Ukraine’s peace process and a possible ceasefire, Healey said on December 18 in an interview with the Ukrainian state Ukrinform news agency.
Three years since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine “the depths of his miscalculation are clearer than ever, as the brave people of Ukraine continue to defy all expectations with their unbreakable spirit,” he said. “But they cannot go it alone,” Healey added, vowing the UK’s support for Kyiv was “ironclad” and Britain would always stand “shoulder to shoulder to ensure Putin cannot win”.
In July, the new Labour Government vowed to commit £3 billion a year in military aid to Ukraine until 2030-2031. The new package will include £92 million for equipment to bolster Ukraine’s navy, including small boats, reconnaissance drones and uncrewed surface vessels, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
