In the past 50 days, the United Kingdom has provided over $1.3 billion worth of weapons and munitions to Ukraine by using money raised from frozen Russian assets.

Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, forced the United Kingdom and dozens of other countries to freeze Russian assets around the world. For several months, these assets sat there without providing any relief to Ukraine. However, countries are now using these frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defense effort.

Fighting in Ukraine continues with no respite, while negotiations between the combatants continue. In the meantime, Kyiv’s NATO allies are working hard to provide the Ukrainian forces with the necessary tools to fight back against the Russian offensives.

In the past 50 days, the United Kingdom has provided the Ukrainian military with approximately 4.7 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 60,000 artillery rounds, rockets, and missiles, more than 2,500 unmanned aerial systems, over 200 electronic warfare systems, 100 light weapons, 30 tactical vehicles, and counter-drone and air defense equipment.

“The UK is stepping up our military support to help Ukraine defend itself in today’s fight against Putin’s illegal invasion, while working hard to secure peace tomorrow........

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