Overview

• Britain’s £350 million drone package forms part of a £4.5 billion military support initiative announced at a 50-nation defence contact group in Brussels.
• The commitment represents a tenfold increase in drone deliveries compared with last year and is aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s unmanned aerial capabilities.
• London has shipped 140,000 artillery shells to Ukraine since January and will spend £247 million this year on training Ukrainian troops.
• The Strategic Defence Review urges a more lethal, tech-driven army to counter emerging threats, including potential Russian aggression.
• Russian forces have captured another village in Sumy region and the Kremlin warns there will be no quick breakthrough in peace talks without territorial concessions.