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Five arrested over alleged terror plot at UK air base, suspects linked to Iran

British counterterrorism police are investigating possible Iranian involvement in an alleged plot to carry out a terrorist attack on a U.S.-operated air base in Britain, The Guardian reported on Sept. 28.

28 September, 12:16 PM

Russia could cut UK transatlantic cables on day 1 of war - Royal Navy chief

Russia could attempt to cut Britain's transatlantic undersea cables on the first day of an armed conflict, Royal Navy head Gwyn Jenkins told The Telegraph on Sept. 16.

18 September, 09:32 AM

UK intelligence estimates 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine

Around 500,000 Russian military personnel have been killed since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with most Russian casualties occurring since January 2023, British intelligence estimates cited by Sky News show.

12 September, 10:53 AM

UK pledges £100M for Ukraine air defenses, including Patriot missiles

The United Kingdom will provide £100 million ($135 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses this winter, including Patriot interceptor missiles, The Guardian reported on Sept. 8.

8 September, 12:33 PM

Putin does not rule out Russian strikes on military sites in Britain

Vladimir Putin did not rule out strikes on British military facilities, calling the possibility a “military secret” during a news conference on Sept. 2.

2 September, 12:55 PM

Russia threatens UK with severe consequences over long-range drone supplies to Kyiv

The Russian Embassy threatened the United Kingdom with "serious consequences" over its supply of strike drones to Ukraine, claiming on Aug. 18, that London is deliberately escalating the war.

18 August, 02:01 PM

UK and Sweden to deliver 15 aircraft to Ukraine – Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the U.K. will allocate £300 million to a joint project with Sweden to provide Ukraine with 15 new aircraft to strengthen the country's air defenses, speaking alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on July 16.

16 July, 06:41 PM

Griffen interceptor makes combat debut by destroying a Shahed drone

British-Ukrainian defense technology company Firebolt Engineering said it had confirmed the first combat interception of a Shahed attack drone using its Griffen jet-powered interceptor aircraft on July 7.

7 July, 06:06 PM

UK researcher develops drone system to detect plastic landmines

A UK researcher has developed a drone-based system that uses an onboard camera and software to detect Soviet-designed PFM-1 "Butterfly" landmines, with the technology requiring only a consumer laptop, drone and camera for field deployment on July 1.

1 July, 01:36 PM

UK plans to adopt Ukrainian tactics, shifting billions into unmanned systems

The UK government has decided not to allocate additional funds for the construction of eight destroyers and will instead use the money to develop drones based on Ukraine's battlefield experience, Politico reported on June 29.

30 June, 10:36 AM

Former Roscosmos head suggests blowing up seized Russian shadow tankers

Explosives should be planted on Russia-linked civilian vessels to blow them up in the event of capture, former Roscosmos head and Russian State Duma "senator" Dmitry Rogozin proposed, the Moscow Times wrote on June 14.

15 June, 09:55 AM

Zelenskyy arrives in UK for talks with Starmer, Macron and Merz

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United Kingdom for talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a broader meeting involving French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on June 7.

7 June, 11:03 PM

Zelenskyy turns to Europe as U.S. role in Russia talks weakens

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the United Kingdom, France and Germany to revive the E3 format and use it to advance peace talks, The Telegraph reported on May 19.

20 May, 10:19 AM

Britain to send drones, Typhoon jets and destroyer to Hormuz Strait

The United Kingdom will deploy autonomous mine-hunting systems, Eurofighter Typhoon jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational mission aimed at securing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, British Defense Secretary John Healey said, according to Reuters on May 13.

13 May, 10:15 AM

China protests UK sanctions against Chinese companies

China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and a “firm protest” to the British government after two Chinese companies were added to the United Kingdom’s sanctions list, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on May 6, Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform reported.

6 May, 04:27 PM

Interpipe supplies pipes for offshore wind farm in North Sea off UK coast

Ukraine’s Interpipe, owned by Viktor Pinchuk, has supplied pipes for a wind farm in the North Sea off the U.K. coast, with construction in its final turbine installation stage, the company said on Apr. 10.

10 April, 03:00 PM

UK Treasury allows Transneft to handle Kazakhstan oil until March 2028

The U.K. Treasury has allowed Russia’s Transneft to continue operations involving oil from Kazakhstan until March 2028, according to the decision on March 20.

20 March, 12:17 PM

Zelenskyy intended to show Trump real-time battlefield iPad in Munich - FT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanted to show U.S. leader Donald Trump an iPad that tracks the battlefield situation in real time at the Munich Security Conference, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller wrote on March 17.

18 March, 09:56 AM

UK and Ukraine join forces to protect Gulf airspace from Iranian drones

The United Kingdom will involve Ukrainian experts to help intercept and defend against Iranian drone attacks on the Persian Gulf countries, PM Keir Starmer wrote on X on March 1.

2 March, 08:30 AM

Study shows how Russia uses UK overseas territories to bypass sanctions

Russian businesses registered in Britain’s overseas territories transferred more than $8 billion to Russia from February 2022 to January 2025, according to a study by Transparency International Russia on Feb. 25.

25 February, 06:52 PM

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