Barely 48 hours after being appointed, new UK Labour Defence Secretary John Healey flew to Odesa and pledged more military supplies to Ukraine while indicating he remains open to expediting previously announced aid with more to follow.
During his visit Healey met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine’s defence minister Rustem Umerov and promised the equipment former Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in April will be rushed in within the first 100 days of the new government. The equipment includes:
• A quarter of a million of 50 calibre ammunition;
• 90 anti-armour Brimstone missiles;
• 50 small military boats to support river and coastal operations;
• 40 de-mining vehicles;
• 10 AS-90 artillery guns;
• 61 bulldozers to help build defensive positions;
• Support for previously gifted AS-90s.
The UK announced in April this year the largest ever…
