British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine's snow-blanketed capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Speaking through a translator, Zelenskyy said Russian strikes have damaged around half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who stepped down in July, won wide praise in Ukraine for his backing. Sunak is keen to reassure Ukraine’s leaders that there will be no change of stance under his leadership, although when he was U.K. Treasury chief under Johnson he was considered resistant to demands for higher defense spending.
“This is the beginning of a new life,” said 74-year-old Ludmila Olhouskaya, who didn’t have anyone to meet off the train but went to the station to show support. “Or rather, the revival of a former one.”On the battlefield, Russian forces launched 10 airstrikes, 10 missile strikes and 42 rocket attacks on Ukraine in the last day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Saturday.
Local authorities were struggling to respond to the blaze, the firefighters said, because Russian forces took the city’s fire trucks and ambulances when they retreated.Russia is pressing an offensive in the eastern Donetsk region, and Ukraine reported heavy fighting around the city of Bakhmut, the town of Avdiivka and the village of Novopavlivka.
Ukrainian forces also reported they conducted deadly strikes on the Kinburn Spit in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv province, a key site for Russian electronic warfare.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UK PM Sunak pledges support for Ukraine in first visit to countryRishi Sunak promises to provide more than 100 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defence technology to Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kiev in which he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Read more »
U.K. PM Sunak meets with Zelenskyy on surprise trip to UkraineBritish PM Sunak paid a visit Saturday to Ukraine’s capital for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who described the two countries as “the strongest of allies.”
Read more »
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes surprise trip to Kyiv, boosts air defensesBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday - his first - to Ukraine's snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Read more »
British PM Rishi Sunak makes first official visit to Ukrainian President Zelensky in KyivBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first official trek to Kyiv as the head of government and was seen meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a video posted Saturday.
Read more »
UK prime minister visits Kyiv to show support for UkraineBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support for the country in his first visit since becoming UK leader. Follow live updates:
Read more »
Russian missiles, snow stagger Ukraine; Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony: Ukraine live updatesWNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been jailed in Russia on drug charges since February, has been transferred to a penal colony about 275 miles southeast of Moscow to serve her nine-year sentence, her lawyers said Thursday.
Read more »