UK to Send Ukraine Defensive Missiles Faster

Ukraine will get British Lightweight Multirole Missiles sooner, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced before meeting Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on 14 October 2026. His office says the small missiles that can hit aircraft are needed against faster, higher Russian jet-powered drones attacking Kyiv and beyond. The plan is £1.6bn for over 5,000 missiles over four years.