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UK navy ships to be armed with advanced long-range strike missiles

British navy frigates and destroyers will be given advanced long-range anti-ship missiles in a new deal agreed by defence minister Ben Wallace with Norway announced on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia ‘likely to have exhausted’ Iranian kamikaze drone supply - UK

The British Ministry of Defence said they initially replaced cruise missiles as the main Russian weapon in Ukraine

Evening Standard

UK sending helicopters to Ukraine for first time, says Ben Wallace

Defence secretary says extra 10,000 artillery rounds also being sent to help secure retaken territory

The Guardian - UK

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UK sends three manned helicopters to Ukraine in escalation of involvement

It is the first time piloted aircraft have been sent from the UK since the Russian invasion

Wales Online

Britain sending helicopters to Ukraine ‘for first time’ since war began

Three former Sea King helicopters will be provided to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Nuclear veterans finally win a medal, and tell Rishi Sunak: "We need more"

Calls grow for Rishi Sunak to order blood and urine records be opened up to nuclear veterans after they're finally granted a medal

Daily Mirror

Nuclear test veterans to be recognised with new medal following campaign

Some 22,000 veterans and civilians are expected to be eligible for the honour.

The Independent UK

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Royal Navy support ships to be built at Devon’s Appledore shipyard

The site’s owners Harland and Wolff and Bath-based design consultancy BMT are part of group that has secured a £1.6bn contract from the Ministry of Defence

Birmingham Post

Harland and Wolff to help build three Royal Navy ships bringing 1,200 jobs

Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s 216-metre Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships will supply munitions, stores and provisions to Navy’s aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates deployed at sea

Belfast Live

What my undercover investigations at arms fairs reveal about how the west supports military dictatorships

COP27 has some of the most authoritarian security of any of the COP summits. Set in the walled resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, it is surrounded by 36km of concrete and razor wire, overseen by new surveillance technologies and a “security observatory”.

The Conversation

Winter to prove problematic for already low morale of Russian soldiers, says UK

Changes to daylight hours, temperature and weather will present unique challenges for fighting soldiers

Evening Standard

Russia could send for further ‘cannon fodder’ after Kherson loss - Ben Wallace

Defence Secretary urges ‘caution’ when considering the jubilant scenes on the streets of the recaptured Ukrainian city.

Evening Standard

Wallace: Russia could send for further ‘cannon fodder’ after Kherson loss

Defence Secretary urges ‘caution’ when considering the jubilant scenes on the streets of the recaptured Ukrainian city.

The Independent UK

Sunak vows to ‘call out’ Russia over Ukraine in face-to-face encounter with Putin’s minister

Prime minister attending G20 summit in Bali days after Russian withdrawal from Kherson

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Ben Wallace: Russian retreat from Kherson ‘another strategic failure’ for Putin’s troops

Defence Secretary says Russia’s war on Ukraine has only led to ‘humiliation’

Evening Standard

Scenes of joy as Ukrainians celebrate the liberation of Kherson

‘The people of Kherson were waiting. They never gave up on Ukraine. Hope for Ukraine is always justified - and Ukraine always regains its own,’ Mr Zelensky said

Reuters

UK says Kherson retreat is another humiliation for Russia

Britain said Russia's withdrawal from the only regional capital in Ukraine that it had captured since its invasion began in February was another humiliation for its army but Moscow continued to pose a threat.

Al Jazeera

‘Kherson ours’: Ukraine celebrates after Russian retreat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Kherson ‘ours’ after Russian troops withdrew from the city.

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Daily Mirror

UK says Putin 'humiliated' after Kherson failure and Russians ask 'what was it all for'

The UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace blasted Russia after Vladimir Putin's forces announced they had completed the withdrawal of troops from the Kherson region

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace steps back from Liz Truss’s 3% defence spending target

Defence secretary changes stance under new PM after previously threatening to quit if pledge not met

The Independent UK

Wallace ‘determined’ to increase defence spending despite budget pressures

The Defence Secretary was speaking after a meeting of ministers from the Joint Expeditionary Force nations in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Withdrawal from Kherson reinforces Russian weakness, Sunak and Zelensky say

The Prime Minister expressed careful optimism over Moscow’s troops being forced to flee Kherson.

The Independent UK

Wallace urges caution on Russian withdrawal from Kherson

Mr Wallace and other defence ministers stressed it is Ukraine’s choice to enter peace talks or not.

The Independent UK

UK to provide 1,000 more air defence missiles to Ukraine OLD

Nato chief confident UK will ‘lead by example’ on defence spending after Rishi Sunak meeting

Daily Mirror

Russia 'losing slowly' in Ukraine war as UK vows to continue to support invaded country

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace spoke to Ukrainian volunteers who are being trained to fight in the war against Russia and told them Britain will support them as Russia continues to struggles in the war

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