The United Kingdom announced on Saturday (August 27) that it will donate six underwater drones to Ukraine to help it defuse Russian mines off its coast and train Ukrainian soldiers to deal with them. these cars”lightweight, self-contained designed for use in shallow coastal areas, capable of operating up to 100 meters above sea level to detect, locate and detect mines so that the Ukrainian Navy can defuse them.– said in the press release of the Ministry of Defense.
From the same source,Dozens of members of the Ukrainian Navy will be trained in the use of these drones over the next few months, the first of which has already begun.“. The courses will be held by the United Kingdom and the United States.
This new military aid comes at a time when, according to the Defense Secretary, “Russia is weaponizing food, destroying Ukrainian agriculture and blockading the country’s Black Sea ports to prevent exports.“. While some ships carrying grain were able to leave Ukraine under the terms of the agreement reached by the United Nations, these actions.remain limited by underwater mines left by Russian forces along the coastabout the country, said the United Kingdom.
In May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a £300m (€355m) tranche of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, following an earlier plan of £450m, including the provision of missiles.
Source: Le Figaro
