UK Accelerates Missile Deliveries to Ukraine as Drone Threat Grows

Britain will send Lightweight Multirole Missiles — small, versatile air-defence weapons — to Ukraine faster, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced before meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street on 14 October 2026. Downing Street says they target Russia's faster, higher-flying jet-powered drones hitting Kyiv and beyond. The £1.6bn deal covers over 5,000 missiles over four years.