The United Kingdom announced on Saturday August 27 that it would donate six underwater drones to Ukraine to help it neutralize Russian mines off its coast, and train Ukrainian soldiers in their handling.
These "
lightweight and autonomous devices are designed for use in shallow coastal areas, capable of operating up to 100 meters below sea level to detect, locate and identify mines so that the Ukrainian Navy can neutralize them
" , the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
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From the same source, "
dozens of members of the Ukrainian Navy will be trained to use these drones over the next few months, training has already started for the first of them
".
The trainings will be provided by the United Kingdom and the United States.
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This new military aid comes at a time when, according to the Minister of Defence, "
Russia is turning food into a weapon by destroying Ukrainian agriculture and imposing a blockade on the country's ports on the Black Sea to prevent exports
".
While some vessels carrying grain were able to leave Ukraine under the terms of an agreement obtained by the UN, these operations "
remain limited by underwater mines left by Russian forces along the coast
" of the country, has said the UK.
In May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a tranche of 300 million pounds (355 million euros) of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, after a previous plan of 450 million pounds, including the provision of missiles.
