How Ukraine’s defiant forces are holding back Putin with £4m missile drones bought from Turkey, UK’s donation of 2,000 next-gen tank-destroying rockets and Javelins gifted by the US (as well as ammunition for 1950s artillery from the Czechs!); Russia-Ukraine war LIVE UPDATES, and related stories

By admin On Feb 27, 2022

How Ukraine’s defiant forces are holding back Putin with £4m missile drones bought from Turkey, UK’s donation of 2,000 next-gen tank-destroying rockets and Javelins gifted by the US (as well as ammunition for 1950s artillery from the Czechs!):

British rockets, anti-tank missiles from the US and Estonia, and Turkish drones are just some of the weapons being used by Ukrainian forces in a fierce defence of their homeland.

Troops are desperately trying to repel Putin’s military onslaught, with the national guard taking up defensive positions across Kyiv and residents urged to make Molotov cocktails in a battle for control of the capital.

Yesterday Ukrainian soldiers used shoulder launched guided missiles to take out Russian tanks and helicopters, after being sent thousands of ‘self-defence’ weapons by a number of countries in the West.

The UK has shipped 2,000 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAW) to Ukraine, while the US last month sent a plane loaded with 300 Javelin missiles worth some $50million to Kyiv.

Other countries, including Turkey, the Czech Republic and Estonia have also followed suit, but nations including Hungary, Germany and Belgium ruled out supplying weapons to counter Putin.

Despite the support, Ukrainian defense minister Alexey Reznikov has pleaded for more, saying: ‘We need as much Stinger [anti-aircraft] and anti-tank weapons as possible.

‘In order to provide for reliable procurement of equipment, you may deliver it to Poland. From there we will transport them across the land and quickly saturate our defense.’

From cutting edge drones to artillery that was first designed in the 1950s, MailOnline looks at what military aid has been sent to help Ukraine, and which Western nation it has come from. —>LOTS MORE HERE

Russia-Ukraine war LIVE UPDATES: Belarus reportedly preparing to send soldiers to Ukraine, backing Russia:

A US official said Sunday night that Belarus is preparing to send soldiers into Ukraine as soon as Monday in order to support Russia’s ongoing military campaign in the country.