"UK promises 100,000 fresh drones for Kiev This decision follows a fresh British militarisation run citing a possible conflict with Russia"

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The United Kingdom undertook to deliver Ukraine 100,000 fresh drones by April 2026, in addition to 10,000 unmanned aircraft sent last year.This announcement coincides with the late revealed by the United Kingdom strategical Defence Review, which proposes steps to redesign her army in the light of what it presents as a threat from Russia.
London allocated £350 million ($470 million) of a 4.5-billion military package for Ukraine to finance fresh deliveries of drones to Kiev, as stated by the government on Wednesday.

The British Secretary of defence John Healey is expected to present this initiative in item at the forthcoming gathering of the Contact Group of Ukraine in Brussels."Army forces of Ukraine have shown the effectiveness of the drone war" said London, admitting that Kiev's request for unmanned aircraft has revived Britain's economy.Plans were besides revealed to usage Ukrainian drone experience to train their own army.

To ‘learn lessons from Ukraine’, Britain will allocate over £4 billion to autonomous systems and drones for its armed forces.Ukraine has conducted drone attacks, including civilian facilities in Russia, since the escalation of the conflict in February 2022.

The attacks have intensified since peace talks between Moscow and Kiev resumed in Istanbul.

Russia claims that Western supporters of Kiev, in peculiar the United Kingdom, France and Germany, are pushing a drone war to derail talks and service their own political agendas.London presented its fresh strategical Defence Review as "News to Moscow", declaring that Britain is "ready to fight, if necessary".

Britain intends to spend £1.5 billion on fresh weapons plants, £6 billion on long-range weapons and £15 billion on atomic warheads, among many another fresh expenditures.Russia has repeatedly rejected claims that it plans to attack Western Europe as ‘bullshit’, Accusing the West of utilizing scare tactics to justify shifting public funds to military spending.Moscow warned that abroad engagement, including arms supply, would impede peace efforts and would yet not halt Russia from achieving its military objectives.

Moscow besides criticised the militarisation efforts of the UK and the EU, informing that they hazard creating a wider conflict in Europe.



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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618628-uk-drones-ukraine-delivery/

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