Ukraine will receive anti-ship missiles from the UK to counter the Russian Navy in the Black and Azov Seas, Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, ex-Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has said in an interview with Radio Novoye Vremya.
“For the first time, our Armed Forces, in particular the Navy, will receive real weapons, missiles, which will finally allow us to oppose something to the Russians in the Black and Azov Seas”, he said.
Last year, the UK and Ukraine signed a £1.7bn agreement to implement the following projects:
- Missile sale and integration on new and in-service Ukrainian Navy patrol and airborne platforms, including a training and engineering support package.
- The development and joint production of eight fast missile warships.
- The creation of a new naval base on the Black Sea as the primary fleet base for Ukraine and a new base on the Sea of Azov.
- Babcock will participate in the Ukrainian project to deliver a modern frigate capability.
- A Government to Government sale of two refurbished Sandown class mine countermeasure vessels.
In the words of the British Government:
“The purpose of the Agreement is to bolster Ukraine’s naval capabilities by providing the framework for a £1.7bn loans package to enable Ukraine to purchase two British minesweeper vessels and retrofit UK weapons systems to existing vessels, and for specified UK contractors to work with Ukraine to build eight missile ships and a frigate. The package also includes consultancy and technical support for the building of naval infrastructure, including the delivery of equipment.”
The agreement will see the introduction of new capabilities through the delivery of new naval platforms and defensive shipborne armaments, the training of Ukrainian Navy personnel, the creation of new naval bases, and the purchase of two Sandown class mine countermeasure vessels from the UK.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-supplying-ukraine-with-weapons-to-counter-russian-navy/
“For the first time, our Armed Forces, in particular the Navy, will receive real weapons, missiles, which will finally allow us to oppose something to the Russians in the Black and Azov Seas”, he said.
Great news. While Macron goes grovelling to Putler, the UK are doing what needs to be done. Every day Ukraine receives more weapons, making them stronger to fight the Russo nazis.
God bless the UK!!!! They get it. They understand. And I don’t hear any bullshit from them. God bless them!!!
This is great. Now imagine what Ukraine’s armed forces would look like now if the Budapest signatories had spent the last 8 years arming Ukraine, giving them a world class air defence system, and a world class Air Force.
The Ukrainians must now be saying:
First we must come out of putler’s latest engineered crisis intact, then we must say: “never again will that retarded nazi bastard be able to menace us.”
Finally, they must give as much business possible to the Budapest signatories while they build the country into a prosperous democracy.
There is shitloads of mineral wealth under the ground and in the sea. They must secure the oil/gas resources that putler thieved off them off the coast of Krym.
And eventually Ukraine will be in a position to retake the occupied territories by themselves if necessary. I think and hope Putin will destroy Russia before that. Then there’s also the possibility, though doubtful, that Trump will return and then Putin will have another 4 year pause.
Excellent! Britain is once more helping an innocent and democratic nation to survive the onslaught of a decrepit, crime-ridden shithole.
What would Ukraine do without such good friends?