UK announces $116M aid package for Ukraine

The UK government said this in a press release, Ukrinform reports.

According to the report, the equipment, worth GBP 92 million (about $116 million), will be procured in the coming months through the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) to bster Ukraine's ability to protect its critical national infrastructure, civilian pulation, and front-line personnel. The package will provide radars to help protect from indiscriminate Russian strikes as well as guns and "a significant amount of ammunition."

In addition, the UK is investing a further GBP 250 million in the IFU.

"The UK has contributed a further GBP 250 million to the International Fund for Ukraine and, with allies and partners, through the fund we are providing a package of air defense to help Ukraine protect their critical national infrastructure and defend against indiscriminate Russian air strikes," said Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.

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The IFU uses financial contributions from international partners to procure priority military assistance for Ukraine. This will ensure the continued supply of military support – lethal and non-lethal – to Ukraine through 2023 and beyond.

The JEF is a group of like-minded nations – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom. The nations share the same purpose, values and a common focus on security and stability in the JEF core regions of the High North, North Atlantic and Baltic Sea region.

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