The UK is stepping up its military support for Ukraine. The British Prime Minister is due to announce the delivery to Ukraine of a large quantity of artillery ammunition on Monday (December 19th) during a meeting with leaders from Northern Europe, the Baltics and the Netherlands in Latvia. Rishi Sunak will ask the other leaders of the countries participating alongside the United Kingdom in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) to maintain or exceed in 2023 the level of support given this year to Ukraine, according to a press release issued by the office of the Prime Minister. Follow our live.
The city of kyiv attacked by drones. According to the Kyiv City Military Administration, nine drones “enemies” were shot overnight from Sunday to Monday. She specifies that the Russian forces carried out barrage fire, using Iranian “Shahed” drones – used in the shelling of kyiv in recent weeks.
One dead and eight injured in Ukrainian strikes against a Russian region. The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod, bordering Ukraine, announced that one person had been killed on Sunday and eight others injured in Ukrainian strikes. According to him, the shots targeted Belgorod, the regional capital, as well as a district located nearby.