The British Defense Secretary announced in a statement to Parliament that Britain continues its fixed support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion for more than 1230 days. He stressed that the Ukrainian people, despite the suffering and destruction, are still fighting, and that Britain maintains the highest popular support for Ukraine among European countries.
Dangerous field developments
The minister explained that Russia continues military pressure along the front, especially in Sumi, Boukrovsk and Corsak. Last month, Russian forces seized an area of 550 square kilometers of Ukrainian lands. However, it failed to control fortified cities such as Boukerrovsk a year ago.
Despite the limited gains, the price is high; The number of Russian dead and wounded exceeded the million, and this year alone recorded 240,000.
Attractive attacks by drones
According to John Healy, Russia uses increasing numbers of drone, as it fired 1900 in April, 4000 in May, 5,000 in June, and 3200 until mid -July. July 9 witnessed the largest air attack during the war, with more than 700 aircraft running in one night.
Ukraine responds with accurate operations
The minister praised the Ukrainian “Spider Network” operation, which led to the destruction of 41 Russian strategic launchers, which was considered a painful blow to Russia. He added that Ukraine continues to target sites inside Russia to raise the cost of the war on the Russian leadership.
NATO obligations and broad international cooperation
During the last NATO summit, 32 countries pledged 5 % of their local product to defend by 2035, and allocated 40 billion euros in support of Ukraine this year. The summit also witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between London and Kiev to enhance military capabilities.
The minister confirmed that former US President Donald Trump supported these efforts, and offered a 50 -day deadline to Putin to agree to a peace agreement, as well as pledges to move arms quickly.
Great British contributions
Britain’s contributions this year are more than 4.5 billion pounds, including:
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700 million pounds on ammunition, missiles and air defenses
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50 thousand aircraft has been erected since March
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Common support with Germany for air defense
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Donate an additional 40 million pounds for the NATO for aid program
Preparing for peace
The minister confirmed that Britain and France are leading an alliance that includes 30 countries to develop security plans for Ukraine after the war. It was agreed to establish a “multinational force for Ukraine”, whose leadership will be centered in Paris, and later moved to London, with a coordination headquarters in Kiev headed by a British officer.
The force will work on:
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Supporting ground forces with training and supply
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Protecting the atmosphere with a fleet similar to the NATO monitoring system
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Securing the Black Sea by strengthening naval power
Long -term commitment
The minister said that the UK is ready for peace day, and will participate in his guarantee. On the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on August 24, the country will remain under occupation, but Britain will not abandon it.
He certainly concluded: “We will stay on the side of Ukraine, today and tomorrow, and every day, until you win.”
