The United Kingdom has confirmed that It has already supplied Ukraine more than 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition for a value of more than 1.5 billion pounds since the beginning of the large -scale invasion of Russiain February 2022. It is only an example of its cooperation with kyiv, which finds in London, in these times of aggression, one of its most faithful allies.
In response to the parliamentary questions of Deputy Ben Obese-Jecty (conservative of Huntingdon), the Undersecretary of Parliamentary State of Defense, Luke Pollardhe has been in charge of contributing this official figure.
Pollard added that his country remains part of the Multinational Artillery Capacity Coalitionsupporting the immediate operational needs and the ambition of Ukraine of a future interoperable force with the Take.
However, claiming national security reasons, this very high official He refused to give a breakdown of the British units whose stocks of assigned or existing ammunition They reduced to support donation efforts.
“We hold firm our commitment to support Ukraine during the time as necessary”, Pollard said, highlighting that the United Kingdom plans to provide more military assistance than ever in 2025, with an increase of 4.5 billion pounds announced at the beginning of this yearo.
On the other hand, Keir Starmer’s Labor Government clarified that the financing package of 450 million pounds sterling (some 528 million euros) announced last April 11 during the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group It is different of the initiatives of the volunteer coalition. Of this package, “350 million sterling pounds will be contributed by the United Kingdom y Norway It will provide additional financing through the International Fund for Ukraine, led by London, “Pollard confirmed.
When asked about the types of vehicles Donated to Ukraine, Pollard refused to provide details and said: “No We will provide more details on the vehicle or equipment due to the safety classification. “
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