British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he intends to provide more military assistance to war-torn Ukraine.
Russian forces have launched a series of attacks on Ukraine following orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in the 126-day war.
Russian forces are advancing on the capital, Kiev, capturing several key cities in Ukraine.
In particular, the Russian forces have completely captured the important city of Chevrolet Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, and the nearby city of Lisychinsk has also been bombed by land and air.
Severdonetsk, the last major city occupied by the Ukrainian army in the Luhansk province, fell completely to Russia on Sunday. Russian troops also entered the nearby city of Lisyansk and launched a fierce offensive on Monday.
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In this context, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a NATO summit that he had decided to provide 1 1 billion (Rs. 9,500 crore) in military aid to Ukraine to deal with Russia. Through this, military weapons, tanks and missiles are to be sent.
Boris Johnson also said that it had helped Ukraine to the tune of 2. 2.3 billion (Rs. 20,000 crore) since the start of the war.
Earlier, Britain sent 6,000 missiles and weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia last April.