UK to arm Kyiv with thousands of drones

BRITAIN has pledged to send of drones to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia.

- Michael Knowles

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the UK would jointly lead a coalition with Latvia in providing first-person view and sea drones  thousands The Ministry of Defence said it will stand with Ukraine "as long as it takes" against the onslaught from Vladimir Putin's invaders.

Kyiv is facing severe shortages of equipment on the battlefield.

Sea drones are small, unmanned vessels that can be used for clearing mines, carrying out surveillance or detonating against enemy ships.