UK Shares Scalp Missile Blueprints Amid Escalating Ukraine Support
Prime Minister Burnham's Kyiv visit deepens strategic ties as Russia warns of 'visible reaction' to increased British involvement.
Callum Smith
The UK is sharing blueprints for its Scalp missiles with Ukraine.
Iranian hackers reportedly shut down a British power station for four days; a fire at a substation in Hayes disrupted 1,300 flights from Heathrow. Separately, an arson attack by the Vulkangruppe caused a blackout for 40,000 households in Germany.
Prime Minister Burnham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, observing destroyed Russian vehicles displayed at Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv.
The Prime Minister urged Western allies to supply Kyiv with additional interceptor missiles. He called on the US Congress to 'ratchet up' economic pressure on Russia.
Despite Russia's outrageous threats to my country, we will continue our support for Ukraine.
Burnham affirmed the UK's unwavering support, stating, "Despite Russia's outrageous threats to my country, we will continue our support for Ukraine."
He further declared the UK stands behind Ukraine in the fight and rebuilding, vowing not to back down until a lasting peace is secured.
UK-made drones have been used to strike inside Russia. The UK Ministry of Defence was reportedly granted access to Ukraine's Avengers AI database to learn from battlefield combat data.
The Russian ambassador has been withdrawn from London. Vladimir Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the decision to share missile blueprints would add 'fuel to the fire' of the conflict.
There are different discussions how it should look like – it might be so-called technical reaction, maybe some hackers attack from unknown source, not from official level of course. For example, something might happen with enterprises, with the factories which are producing drones for Ukraine, etc etc.
Andrei Fedorov suggested Britain could face 'some visible reaction from Russia', elaborating that "There are different discussions how it should look like – it might be so-called technical reaction, maybe some hackers attack from unknown source, not from official level of course."
Fedorov further warned, "For example, something might happen with enterprises, with the factories which are producing drones for Ukraine, etc etc."
An RAF surveillance aircraft was reportedly spotted over Lithuania and northern Poland near Kaliningrad, indicating heightened regional activity.
The European Commission has approved a further €6.1bn in financial aid for Ukraine.
Burnham's visit to Kyiv was reportedly his first international trip as Prime Minister. Other reports suggest his first US visit since becoming Prime Minister in July is likely to go ahead.
Russian attacks reportedly killed three people near Kharkiv overnight on Sunday.