The UK is giving Ukraine a “small number” of Stormer armoured vehicles equipped with launchers for Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to bolster the country’s air defences.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told the House of Commons the vehicles would offer improved “short-range anti-air capabilities both day and night”.
He said the Starstreak missiles had already been deployed and used in Ukraine for the last three weeks.
Wallace said the UK assessed that a quarter of Russian forces committed to Ukraine were now “rendered not combat effective” as he praised Ukraine’s resistance as “an inspiration to us all”.