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Military Support to Ukraine
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The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Ben Wallace)
I am pleased to provide the House with a further update on equipment that the UK is providing to the armed forces of Ukraine. The UK is proud to lead the way in providing military assistance to Ukraine. The Prime Minister announced at the NATO Leaders’ Summit on 30 June that a further £1 billion of military support to Ukraine will be provided. This brings the UK’s total military support to Ukraine to £2.3billion. Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Anti-Air <100 >300 Anti-Tank <100 >9,000* Anti-Structure >15,000 Anti-Personnel (including small arms, mortar & grenade) >6,000 >1,000,000 Anti-Ship <100 Artillery <10 >16,000 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Long range <100 Satellite >100 Short Range >400 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Jamming >300 Physical Counter <100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Spare Parts >100 Tools (pallets, kits etc) <100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Laser Designator (eg range finders, aiming systems) >100 Optical (including Uncrewed Aerial Systems) <100 Radar <100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Rations <100,000 Medical <100 Clothing <100,000 NVDs / Thermal >5,000 Sleeping >2,000 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Armoured Fighting Vehicles >100 Ambulances <100 Soft Skinned (including cargo Uncrewed Aerial Systems) <10 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Ballistic Vest >8,000 Helmet <100,000 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Anti-Air >700 >100,000 Anti-Tank <4,000 <250,000* Anti-Structure >2,000 >600,000 Anti-Personnel (including small arms, mortar & grenade) >7000,000 >100,000,000 Anti-Ship <200 Artillery >200 >250,000 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Armoured Fighting Vehicles >600 Ambulances <100 Soft Skinned (including cargo Uncrewed Aerial Systems) >200 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Long Range <100 Satellite >900 Short Range >400 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Jamming >400 Physical Counter >200 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Spare Parts >12,000 Tools (pallets, kits etc) >100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid PPE <100 Metal Detector >400 Robot <100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Laser Designator (e.g. range finders, aiming systems) >2,000 Optical (including Uncrewed Aerial Systems) >500 Radar <100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Rations >1,000,000 Medical >200,000 Clothing >200,000 NVD / Thermal >30,000 Optics (sights, binoculars etc) >30,000 Sleeping >500,000 Utilities (including generators) >100 Weapon Ammunition Other Aid Ballistic Vest >100,000 CBRN PPE >70,000 Helmet >200,000
We have already supplied Ukraine with a significant quantity of equipment, including:
More than 6,900 anti-tank missiles (including more than 5,000 next-generation light anti-tank weapons, as well as Javelin, Brimstone, and other anti-tank weapons)
Multiple launch rocket systems
120 armoured fighting vehicles
Six Stormer vehicles fitted with Starstreak launchers as well as hundreds of Starstreak missiles
Maritime Brimstone
More than 16,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, as well as anti-structure munitions and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosive
Communications equipment
Electronic warfare equipment
More than 82,000 helmets, 8,450 sets of body armour, medical supplies and more than 5,000 night-vision devices.
Our support for the armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) will continue. In the next few weeks, we will be giving the AFU equipment, including:
More than 20 M109 155mm self-propelled guns
36 L119 105mm artillery guns and ammunition
More than 50,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukraine’s Soviet-era artillery
At least 1,600 more anti-tank weapons
Unmanned aerial systems (including 100s loitering aerial munitions)
Counter-battery radar systems
Medical equipment
Future planned military support will also include more sophisticated defence systems across a range of capabilities.
On 25 April I also committed to placing an update on international donations of military equipment to Ukraine in the House Library. I include below two summaries: one of UK donations; and a second of combined international donations. These summaries only contain quantities known to the UK where other countries are content for this information to be released. We do not necessarily see or know the totality of assistance provided by all donors. The delivery and provision of aid is dynamic and fast moving so the numbers and types of capability included are likely to change quickly.
The scale and range of equipment we are providing, at pace, demonstrates how we are delivering on our commitment to provide Ukraine with support to resist and defeat the Russian invasion. We will continue to do so until Ukraine’s sovereignty is restored.
UK donations to Ukraine:
Major capabilities
Communication systems
Electronic warfare systems
Equipment support
Intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) systems
Life support
Mobility
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
*includes single use weapons and unguided munitions
International donations to Ukraine—43 countries including UK (International data as at 5 July 2022)
Major capabilities
Mobility
Communications systems
Electronic warfare systems
Equipment support
Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD)
Intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) systems
Life support
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
*Includes single use weapon and unguided munitions
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