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Grant Shapps: UK is sending hundreds of missiles to Ukraine

The defence secretary said the shipment would help take down Russian drones amid Putin’s ‘murderous’ airstrikes
Geraldine Scott
, Senior Political Correspondent
The Times
Grant Shapps says “now is the time for the free world to come together and redouble efforts to get Ukraine what they need”
Grant Shapps says “now is the time for the free world to come together and redouble efforts to get Ukraine what they need”
ROSIE HALLAM/EPA
Geraldine Scott
, Senior Political Correspondent
The Times

Britain has shipped hundreds of air ­defence missiles to Ukraine, Grant Shapps revealed as President Putin launched “murderous airstrikes” in the biggest aerial barrage of the war so far.

The ­defence secretary said that about 200 missiles had been sent after Rishi Sunak condemned the Russian leader’s assault. It is hoped that the shipment will help Ukraine to defend itself from what Sunak called “widespread attacks”.

Hundreds of drones and missiles were believed to have been launched by Russia overnight on cities including Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa.

Buildings in Kyiv were hit by Russian forces on Friday as Ukraine faced the biggest aerial barrage of the war so far
Buildings in Kyiv were hit by Russian forces on Friday as Ukraine faced the biggest aerial barrage of the war so far
UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY SERVICE VIA AP

Shapps said: “Putin’s latest wave of murderous airstrikes are a desperate and futile attempt to regain momentum after the catastrophic loss of hundreds of thousands of conscripts and ahead of the humiliation of his three-day war entering a