He United Kingdom This Friday, the shipment of some two hundred new missiles to Ukraine to reinforce the air defense against attacks that come to the country from Russia.
In this way, the British executive renews the consignment of these elements that it already transported to Ukrainian territory at the end of 2022, as noted by the Ministry of Defense andn a statement.
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Specifically, they will be sent to Ukraine advanced short-range air-to-air type missiles – that is, launched from an aircraft to destroy another aircraft, although systems have been developed to be able to fire them from the ground -, or ASRAAMfor its acronym in English.
According to the statement, the effectiveness of these missiles is “very high”, with a hit rate against Russian air targets “up to 90%.”
According to the Government, the objective of these shipments is to complement “the crucial air defense capability of Ukraine to protect its citizens, the front line and the national infrastructure criticism of the russian bombings and drone attacks.”
The British Minister of Defence, Grant Shappsexpressed his rejection of the latest wave of air strikes by the Russian president, Vladimir Putinwhich this Friday left at least 22 civilians killed and 130 injured in Ukraine.
“Today’s air defense shipment sends an undeniable message in the face of Russian barbarism that the United Kingdom “remains absolutely committed to supporting Ukraine.”he expressed.
At the same time, Shapps raised an international petition to other countries to “unite and redouble efforts to bring about Ukraine what he needs to win.”
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraineon February 24, 2022, on United Kingdom has supplied Kyiv of a tank squadron Challenger 2three batteries of self-propelled guns AS90Storm Shadow cruise missiles and long-range attack drones, as well as ammunition and training for its soldiers, among other aid.
