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UK to provide 150,000 drones to Ukraine as part of $996 million package

UK to provide 150,000 drones to Ukraine as part of $996 million package
# 18 June 2026 17:44 (UTC +04:00)

Britain will provide 150,000 drones to ​Ukraine by the end ‌of 2026 as part of a £752 million ($996 million) ​funding package, defence ​minister Dan Jarvis said on ⁠Thursday at a ​meeting of the Ukraine ​Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Reuters reports.

The package, funded by Britain's £2.26 ​billion loan to ​Ukraine, includes 350 air defence missiles ‌and ⁠ground-based radar systems.

The loan is backed by proceeds from immobilised ​Russian sovereign ​assets.

Jarvis, ⁠who co-chaired the meeting with his ​German counterpart, met ​with ⁠U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and other ⁠defence ​ministers including ​France and Ukraine.

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