(MENAFN) The UK will send an extra 10,000 artillery rounds and helicopters to Ukraine, the British administration made an announcement Wednesday.
The declaration by Defense Secretary Ben Wallace came during a trip to Norway.
“The rounds will enhance Ukraine’s defensive capability and come as the first delivery of Sea King helicopters arrive in Ukraine to provide key search and rescue capabilities,” according to a declaration.
The British Royal Navy “provided a six-week programme of Sea King training in the UK for 10 crews of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and associated engineers,” it added.
The extra military support was when British Premier Rishi Sunak went to Kyiv on the weekend, where he stated a £50 million (USD59.6 million) package of defense help.
“That package included 125 anti-aircraft guns and technology to counter deadly Iranian-supplied drones, including dozens of radars and anti-drone electronic warfare capability.”
“Our support for Ukraine is unwavering,” Wallace also noted.
“These additional artillery rounds will help Ukraine secure the land it has reclaimed from Russia in recent weeks.”
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