The United Kingdom allocates funds for humanitarian aid to Ukraine and announces additional military aid by the end of the year.

This is stated in a statement on the British government’s website.

This confirms the £242 million announced for 2024 to 2025 for immediate humanitarian, energy, and stabilization needs, as well as support to reforms, recovery, and reconstruction.

“As Russian missile and drone attacks continue to kill civilians and destroy vital infrastructure, the commitment will ensure support to the most vulnerable in Ukraine, as well as support for longer-term economic, reconstruction and energy needs,” the statement said.

The Foreign Secretary also announced the intention to deploy $484 million worth of loan guarantees for World Bank lending before the end of the year to bolster Ukraine’s economic stability.

It will support vital public services, including keeping schools and hospitals open, paying civil servants, and funding pensions.

The loan guarantee, delivered by the World Bank, is the second deployment of the $3 billion package the UK committed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London last year.

In addition, the Defence Secretary has also announced that hundreds of additional air defense missiles, tens of thousands of additional artillery ammunition rounds, and more armored vehicles will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of the year.

“Russia’s indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine’s people and infrastructure, often far behind the front line, highlights the urgent need to continue stepping up our support to Ukraine. So I am pleased to confirm additional aid will reach Ukraine by the end of this year,” Defence Secretary John Healey MP said.

Militarnyi previously reported that the UK will supply 650 Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) to boost Ukraine’s air defenses.

In keeping with the new government’s commitment to speeding up aid deliveries, the first batch of LMM missiles announced today is also expected to be delivered by the end of this year. They are manufactured by the British defense company Thales at their Belfast factory.

It is noted that the LMM missiles that will be transferred to Ukraine are highly versatile and can be fired from a variety of platforms on land, sea, and air.