Great Britain will urgently allocate an additional GBP 100 million (over EUR 115 million) to Ukraine to support air defense, which will help protect the country from continuous attacks by Russia, the British government press service reported.

"These funds will be quickly directed toward strengthening Ukraine’s air defense to provide better protection for frontline troops and key national infrastructure against aerial bombardment," the report said.

It is noted that with this latest aid package, Great Britain has allocated GBP 600 million over the past two months to support Ukraine’s air defense system, once again confirming the government’s determination to save lives and strengthen Ukraine’s resilience.

"As Putin continues his abhorrent attacks across Ukraine, my message is simple — support from Great Britain will not waver. Putin’s baseless full-scale invasion has harmed households across Great Britain, raising the cost of living and undermining European security. To ensure this never happens again and to protect people in our country from the real threat posed by Russia, I am determined to do everything possible to support a sovereign and free Ukraine for future generations. This vital air defense package will do exactly that, protecting millions of people in Ukraine from Russia’s barbaric strikes on cities and homes while their armed forces courageously defend their country and our values on the frontline," Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated.

It is noted that the support package demonstrates Great Britain’s readiness to protect allies and its interests and follows the Prime Minister’s announcement that the British military will now have the right to inspect "shadow fleet" vessels passing through British waters—increasing pressure on Russia.

The new funding complements a GBP 500 million air defense aid package announced in February during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

That package included GBP 150 million for NATO’s "Priority Ukraine Requirements List" (PURL) initiative, enabling the rapid delivery of air defense interceptors, as well as over 1,000 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) manufactured in Belfast.

It also supported a GBP 390 million agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between British and Ukrainian industry.