UK to provide hundreds of air defence missiles for Ukraine with money from sanctioned Russian assets
The UK will boost Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 air defence with 350 missiles using funds from seized Russian assets, helping to protect Ukrainians from Putin바카라 사이트檚 attacks.
- UK to provide 350 ASRAAM air defence missiles using 拢70m of funding, to be repaid using revenues from sanctioned聽Russian assets
- The new package of missiles can be used with UK-provided air defence launchers, helping to protect Ukrainian citizens from Russian missile and drone attacks聽
- Comes as the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary visit The Hague for an annual summit of NATO leaders, with de-escalation in the Middle East and support for Ukraine topping the agenda聽
The UK will boost Ukraine바카라 사이트檚 air defence with 350 missiles using funds from seized Russian assets, helping to protect Ukrainians from Putin바카라 사이트檚 attacks.
The ASRAAM missiles can be fired using the RAVEN Ground Based Air Defence System supplied by the UK to Ukraine, with five more RAVEN systems due for imminent delivery, bringing the total to 13. 聽
Initially used as air-to-air missiles fired from fighter jets, RAF engineers adapted ASRAAM in just three months to be launched from the back of a UK designed and built truck, working with a British defence industry team from MBDA UK, based in Bolton.聽
The UK, together with allies, is stepping up its support for Ukraine 바카라 사이트� providing 拢4.5 billion of military support this year 바카라 사이트� more than ever before.聽 This support is vital to European security but is also supporting economic growth across the UK, supporting the Prime Minister바카라 사이트檚 Plan for Change and delivering a defence dividend across the UK.
The missiles will be funded using 拢70m worth of interest generated from seized Russian assets under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) scheme.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said:
바카라 사이트淩ussia, not Ukraine, should pay the price for Putin바카라 사이트檚 barbaric and illegal war, so it is only right we use the proceeds from sanctioned Russian assets to ensure Ukraine has the air defence it needs.
바카라 사이트淭he security of Ukraine is vital to the security of the UK and the Euro-Atlantic area, and our support will never waiver.
바카라 사이트淢y message to President Putin is clear: Russia needs to stop its indiscriminate attacks on innocent Ukrainian people and return to the negotiating table.바카라 사이트�
It comes as the Prime Minister, Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary join NATO leaders for the Alliance바카라 사이트檚 annual summit in the Hague, where they will meet counterparts to discuss de-escalation efforts in the Middle East, as well as further military support for Ukraine.聽聽
Defence Secretary John Healey MP said:聽聽
聽바카라 사이트淯krainians are continuing to fight with huge courage 바카라 사이트� civilians and military alike. I am committed to ensuring Ukraine has the support they need to put them in the strongest possible position to secure peace.聽聽
바카라 사이트淩ussia바카라 사이트檚 indiscriminate missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities show that Putin is not serious about peace, and it바카라 사이트檚 right that we use funds from seized Russian assets to help Ukraine defend itself from this onslaught.聽
바카라 사이트淭hese air defence missiles will save Ukrainian lives, using equipment developed jointly by British military engineers and our defence industry - showing how we are delivering on our Strategic Defence Review바카라 사이트檚 commitment to learn lessons from Ukraine.바카라 사이트澛犅�
In March, the Prime Minister announced a historic 拢1.6 billion deal to provide more than five thousand air defence missiles for Ukraine - creating 200 new jobs and supporting a further 700. Defence supports more than 434,000 skilled jobs in the UK. 聽聽
The UK will also invest a record 拢350m this year to increase the supply of drones to Ukraine from a target of 10,000 in 2024 to 100,000 in 2025.聽聽
The UK has sent around 400 different capabilities to Ukraine, with a 拢150 million package including drones, tanks and air defence systems announced on 12 February 2025, a 拢225 million package including drones, boats and munitions announced on 19 December 2024, and 650 lightweight multirole missiles announced on 6 September 2024.聽聽
The UK is absolutely committed to securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and are engaging with key allies in support of this effort.