UK allocates £350M aid package to Ukraine

British Defense Minister John Healy has announced a £350 million ($459 million) package to increase support for Ukrainian frontline fighters, Report informs via Interfax-Ukraine.

Today, he announced the allocation of GBP 350 million to support Ukrainian frontline fighters during a speech at the opening of the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) in Brussels on Thursday.

According to the minister, the package includes radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones, as well as funding for the maintenance and repair of military equipment.

He noted that, in total, the UK will spend £4.5 million ($580 million) on military support for Ukraine this year, which is the highest level of spending in history.

This additional support today will strengthen Ukrainian troops in close combat, strengthen our industrial ties with Ukraine and boost British business, he noted.

Earlier, the media announced that the UK and Norway will jointly finance a new military aid package to Ukraine worth $580 million (£450 million), which involves the mass delivery of drones to the front.