The UK will for the first time give Ukraine rockets that can shoot down cruise missiles, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) rockets will help protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure as “Russia’s latest indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine warrant further support to those seeking to defend their nation.”
The announcement came after Moscow launched a wave of deadly missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s cities and power plants this week.
The AMRAAM will be used with the NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defence systems pledged by the United States….