
Typhoons not the best fighter jet to send Ukraine, expert says
F-16 fighter jets are a better option for Ukraine’s aerial defence against Russia than the UK’s Typhoon aircraft, according to a retired RAF ...
F-16 fighter jets are a better option for Ukraine’s aerial defence against Russia than the UK’s Typhoon aircraft, according to a retired RAF ...
Rishi Sunak said the offer of pilot training was the "first step" to eventually providing fighter jets to Ukraine.
His call came after Ukraine's President addressed Parliament to plead for combat aircraft, saying his country needed "wings for freedom".
Ukraine will have roughly 100 Leopard 1 tanks at their disposal by the end of 2024.
President Zelensky has only made one other trip out of Ukraine until now when he went to the United States stopping over in Poland on the ...
The MOD tweeted that despite obvious shortcomings, Russian leaders "will likely continue to demand sweeping advances".
The UK is providing 30 AS90s to Ukraine.
Oleksii Reznikov's removal is believed to be due to a corruption scandal in his department.
Human wave attacks are a tactic often thought of as using soldiers as 'cannon fodder' during World War One.
The PM's spokesman set out the practical difficulties in sending jets to Ukraine, including the length of time it takes to train a pilot.
The MOD said Russia will now prioritise sending new weapons to Ukraine, with its arms exports already declining before the invasion.
The former Prime Minister argued without Brexit, providing Ukrainian armed forces with anti-tank missiles would not have happened.
The UK said it is not practical to provide sophisticated jets used by the RAF and US President Joe Biden ruled out sending F-16 fighters.
The MOD's latest intelligence update said Russian forces are carrying out heavy shelling in southern Ukraine.
Military analysts say more aid is crucial if Ukraine is to block an expected Russian spring offensive and launch its own pushback effort.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson made the claim about Vladimir Putin in a new three-part series for BBC Two.