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UK announces $75 million military aid package for Ukraine

London will allocate a $75 million security assistance package for Ukraine, focused on recon UAVs and air defense systems, the UK Defense Ministry announced on March 22.

22 March 2024, 10:45 PM

First ten Ukrainian pilots complete initial F-16 training in UK and move on to France

The first ten Ukrainian pilots to have undergone intensive training under the guidance of instructors from the UK's Royal Air Force instructors have graduated from flight school, the British Defense Ministry said in a March 22 press release.

22 March 2024, 02:43 PM

UK slams Russia's illegitimate elections in Ukraine's occupied lands

The UK slammed Russia's so-called presidential elections in Ukraine's occupied territories as illegal, the UK's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Neil Holland, said on March 14.

15 March 2024, 08:35 AM

London ‘ready to consider all options’ to speed up delivery of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron expressed his country’s willingness to work closely with Germany to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles in an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published on March 8.

9 March 2024, 04:40 PM

Russian gasoline prices spike ahead of elections due to Ukrainian drone attacks

The Russian government is expected to be particularly vulnerable to rising gasoline and other everyday goods prices leading up to the presidential elections on March 15-17, attributed to Ukrainian drone attacks, the UK Defense Ministry intelligence said in a report on X on March 9.

9 March 2024, 04:00 PM

Former UK PM Johnson backs Ukraine’s NATO bid, citing clear need for security

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his support for Ukraine’s accession to NATO in an interview with NV on March 8, stating that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had eliminated the only argument against Kyiv’s membership.

9 March 2024, 03:33 PM

Zaluzhnyi declared unfit for military service before being appointed as Ambassador to London

The former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, passed amilitary medical examination commission in the winter, even before being appointed as Ambassador to the UK, where he was declared unfit for military service, the Ukrainian newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia wrote on March 9, citing sources.

9 March 2024, 02:18 PM

Berlin and London vow not to let Putin divide Kyiv’s allies amid increased Russian espionage activities

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock vowed not to let Russian dictator Vladimir Putin drive a wedge between the allies at a joint news conference in Berlin on March 7, Bloomberg reported.

8 March 2024, 03:05 PM

Zaluzhnyi to become Ukraine's ambassador to UK

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has nominated former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi to be Ukraine's ambassador to the UK, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced on March 7.

7 March 2024, 10:40 PM

Veterans from 50 countries join HUR’s International Legion to aid Ukraine against Russian invasion

Volunteers from over 50 nations have enlisted in Ukraine’s International Legion of Defense Intelligence following the commencement of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on March 7.

7 March 2024, 06:05 PM

UK lifts sanctions from billionaire who renounced Russian citizenship

London has lifted sanctions against billionaire and founder of natural gas company ARETI, Igor Makarov, following his renunciation of Russian citizenship in favor of a Cypriot passport, HM Treasury announced on March 5.

5 March 2024, 11:10 PM

Umerov discusses drone production with UK’s Chief of Defense Staff

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and UK’s Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, discussed increasing UAV production for the Ukrainian military, Umerov announced via Facebook on March 4.

5 March 2024, 12:10 AM

BII opens multi-million credit line to finance private sector in Ukraine - Economy Ministry

A credit line of up to £250 million ($317m) to finance the private sector in Ukraine will be provided by the financial institution British International Investment (BII) starting in April, the Economy Ministry reported on Mar. 3 after the meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and BII CEO Nick O'Donoghue.

4 March 2024, 11:20 AM

Moscow commits to war of mass and attrition amid highest losses since full-scale invasion - British Intelligence

The average daily number of Russian casualties (killed and wounded) in Ukraine throughout February 2024 was the highest rate it has been, since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, at 983 per day, according to the Mar. 3 British Defense Intelligence update on X.

3 March 2024, 06:45 PM

Ukraine’s First Lady meets with British counterpart and Queen Camilla while in UK

Ukrainian First Lady met with Queen Camilla and British First Lady Akshata Murty while in the United Kingdom to attend the Global Soft Power Summit.

1 March 2024, 04:00 PM

UK urges Germany to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine — Bloomberg

UK government has privately urged Germany to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles, Bloomberg reported on March 1, citing sources.

1 March 2024, 02:40 PM

Spy network focused on Australia's defense pacts with US, UK exposed

Australian intelligence services have shut down a spy ring that collected information on the country's military cooperation with allies, including defense agreements with the U.S. and the UK, Mike Burgess, Australia's intelligence chief, stated during annual threat assessment report on Feb. 28.

29 February 2024, 10:50 AM

Sixth person arrested in UK for spying for Russia

British authorities have charged a sixth member, Tikhomir Ivanov Ivancev from Bulgaria, of a group suspected of spying for Russia, reported Sky News, citing Scotland Yard.

28 February 2024, 09:35 AM

Uniforms and equipment meant for training of Ukrainian soldiers in UK stolen during transportation

Uniforms and equipment designated for Ukrainian soldiers undergoing training in Great Britain were stolen from a truck during transportation from the Netherlands, the Dutch Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 26.

27 February 2024, 12:55 PM

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