UK pledges unwavering support for Ukraine after Russian threats over drone strikes

· Conflict GBRUKRRUS

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged the UK will continue to support Ukraine "100%" despite Russian warnings of consequences, after reports that British-made drones were used in strikes deep inside Russia.

The Russian Embassy in London warned Westminster would "pay" following weekend claims that UK-manufactured drones hit Russian targets for the first time. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said forces struck an oil facility in Ust-Luga and Russia's Progress rocket and space centre over the weekend.

London announced in June it would deliver 150,000 drones to Ukraine by year-end as part of a £752 million support package. Meanwhile, Russian missile strikes on Pechenihy village in Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and injured 18 on Tuesday, with regional head Oleh Syniehubov reporting 10 houses and multiple vehicles damaged in the attack involving two cruise missiles.

Story development

  1. UK pledges unwavering support for Ukraine after Russian threats over drone strikes
  2. Russia warns UK of consequences after British-made drones strike targets deep inside Russian territory

Related stories

Russian rocket strike kills 10 in Kharkiv region as Ukraine launches mass drone attack on Moscow A Russian rocket strike on the village of Pechenihy in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded eight others on Monday mornin… Ukrainian cruise missile strikes Russian space factory 900 km from border in massive drone and missile barrage A Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missile struck the Progress rocket and space centre in Russia's Samara region, hitting a key Roscosmos enterprise that manufactures… Starmer makes final visit to Kyiv as UK prime minister British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for his final overseas trip before stepping down on 20 July, when former Manchester Mayor Andy… Six civilians killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Belgorod as Russia rejects Black Sea truce proposal Six Russian civilians were killed and four wounded, including a 14-year-old, when a Ukrainian missile struck the village of Koloskovo in Belgorod's Valuysky dis… UK shares Stone Cloak jammer technology with Ukraine as Zelensky visits Burnham Britain will share the intellectual property behind its Stone Cloak electronic warfare system with Ukraine, enabling Kyiv to mass-produce the tablet-sized drone… Ukrainian drones hit Bashkortostan refinery and Wildberries warehouse, cut power in Sevastopol Ukrainian drones struck a major Gazprom refinery and a Wildberries logistics centre in Bashkortostan on Wednesday, wounding two people, after recent barrages on…