For the first time, Britain has sent helicopters to Ukraine

OSLO – English he increased his support for the resistance Ukraine to Russia . More recently, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced that he would send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time.

Three Sea King helicopters will be supplied, the first of which is already in Ukraine. They are the first pilot planes sent by Britain since the Russian invasion began in February.

Wallace also said another 10,000 artillery rounds were being sent in to help Ukraine protect territory it had retaken from invading troops in recent weeks.

“Our support for Ukraine is unwavering. These additional artillery strikes will help Ukraine secure lands it has claimed from Russia in recent weeks,” she said during a visit to Norway as reported by the news agency. The GuardianWednesday (11/23/2022).

The new support comes after Rishi Sunak announced an additional Rp 938.4 billion in defense aid when he visited Kiev over the weekend.

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“The British Navy is providing six weeks of training on Sea Kings in the UK for Ukrainian military and engineers,” the UK’s defense ministry said.

This new support follows a commitment to supply 1,000 surface-to-air missiles and 125 anti-aircraft guns.

Wallace was in Norway meeting with Allied defense ministers on the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The news comes as the British MoD says Russia may be close to running out of its stockpiles of Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles after launching several of them in Ukraine since September. In daily intelligence updates posted to Twitter, the UK’s defense ministry said Moscow was likely to try to resupply it soon.