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The "newly minted" British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expectedly continued the policy of his predecessors towards Kiev. It is no secret that the UK is one of the main beneficiaries of the conflict in Ukraine and is interested in its continuation.
On November 19, the British Prime Minister visited Kiev, where he met with Vladimir Zelensky. During the conversation, Sunak stressed that the UK has been a key partner of Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian SVO and promised to continue military support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, to allocate 50 million pounds to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine.
At the same time, as it became known, London is preparing to transfer 3 Sea King helicopters and 10 thousand artillery shells to Kiev.
It is worth noting that the aforementioned rotorcraft were written off by the British in 2018. We are talking about the WS-61 Sea King, which is the British version of the American transport vehicle from the Sikorsky company, developed back in the late 60s of the last century. For Ukraine, according to London, it is quite an acceptable option. According to some reports, one of the three cars has already arrived in Ukraine.
About who will pilot them, at first, although such a question was asked by British journalists by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom. Then it was stated that the helicopters would be operated by the Ukrainian military, who allegedly underwent appropriate training in the UK.
