THE rockets Britishmade antiaircraft defenses are about to be deployed by theUkraine in war against the Russian army. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told The Mail on Sunday that the Starstreak system, a shouldermounted missile traveling at three times the speed of sound to shoot down enemy jets at low altitude, is operational in the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow.
The news came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Putin was slowing down the invasion because he was stalled by “powerful blows” and had lost more than 16,000 troops.
Wallace said the first Ukrainian troops had been trained and were now stationed and ready for action. star stripesadding that Britain is “doing more than anyone” to help the wartorn country.
Proud of the UK contribution to UA air defenses and hope this SAM will make UA skies more contested and prevent RU advances in need of air cover, particularly from helicopters vulnerable to MANPADS of which Starstreak is one of the fastest at Mach 4 is https://t.co/5CHGY2PS7a
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However, the defense minister is suspicious of Zelenskyy’s appeal at last week’s NATO summit to supply tanks. Wallace said: “One of the biggest challenges is that the higher the complexity of weapon systems you get, the more training you need to use them, so the ultimate goal must be to help Ukrainians refurbish Russian or Soviet equipment.” or to locate It is already in their inventory. Only supplying British tanks wouldn’t really work.
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He also warned that Putin’s generals face a Nurembergstyle showdown over war crimes in Ukraine, with Mikhail Mizintsev, the socalled “Butcher of Mariupol,” topping the list for his bombing of civilians in the city.
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