The United Kingdom announces the shipment to Ukraine of hundreds of drones and anti-tank weapons before the Russian invasion

MADRID, 21 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of the United Kingdom announced this Thursday that in the coming weeks it will send hundreds of drones, anti-tank weapons and artillery to Ukraine to strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the face of the Russian invasion, unleashed on February 24 by order of the President of Russia , Vladimir Putin.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has indicated that the package includes radar systems against anti-aircraft batteries and 50,000 ammunition to support kyiv in the face of the "indiscriminate" use of artillery by Russian forces, according to the newspaper. British 'Evening Standard'.

He also stressed that London will also send artillery and 1,600 anti-tank weapons. "The scale and breadth of the equipment demonstrates the strength of our determination. Together with our international partners, we will ensure that Ukraine has the tools to defend the country from Putin's illegal invasion," he concluded.

The war in Ukraine broke out after the invasion order signed by Putin, who days earlier had recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (east), the scene of an armed conflict since 2014.