Britain Increases Aid To Ukraine
- 27.03.2026, 18:43
The new package is aimed at strengthening air defense.
The UK is urgently allocating an additional 115 million euros to support Ukraine's air defense. The funds will be used to protect cities and critical infrastructure from Russian strikes.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the official website of the British Defense Ministry.
The new funding will be rapidly deployed to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. It aims to better protect forward units and key national infrastructure from Russian airstrikes.
This package is part of a wider support package. Over the past two months, the UK has sent a total of 600 million pounds to Ukraine's air defense.
"As Putin continues his abhorrent attacks across Ukraine, my message is simple: there will be no slackening in the UK's support. I am determined to do everything I can to support a sovereign and free Ukraine for generations to come," Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed.
Defense Minister John Gillie said the package would provide Ukraine with the vital air defenses needed to protect civilians, cities and critical infrastructure from Russia's relentless attacks. He added that he is determined to make 2026 the year this war ends.
The announcement came at a meeting of Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) leaders in Helsinki, where Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky also spoke. Participants discussed how allies can "go further and faster" in supporting Ukraine.
The new funding complements a £500 million (€560 million) package announced in February at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters. That package included:
- £150 million (€170 million) for NATO's Ukraine's Priority List of Requirements (PURL) initiative, which has accelerated the delivery of interceptor missiles;
- more than 1,000 Light Multi-Mission Missiles (LMMs) produced in Belfast;
- £390 million (€442 million) for cooperation between the British and Ukrainian defense industries.
In addition, through the Air Defense Consortium, the UK is transferring another 1,200 air defense missiles and 200,000 artillery shells.