Hundreds more drones and anti-tank weapons are being sent to Ukraine, the British Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
The latest shipment includes artillery guns, counter-battery radar systems and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the weaponry would help bolster Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian President Vladimir Putin's “indiscriminate” use of artillery.
“The scale and range of equipment we are providing demonstrates the strength of our resolve,” he said.
“Together with our international partners, we will ensure Ukraine has the tools to defend their country from Putin's illegal invasion.”
On the battlefield, Ukraine’s military has reported heavy and sometimes deadly Russian shelling in what it said were largely failed attempts by the enemy troops to advance.
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An elderly couple stands near a damaged school in the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine. EPA -
At least one person was killed after shelling hit the school, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service said. EPA -
A woman walks past a destroyed market near a railway station in Donetsk. Reuters -
Municipal workers clean a street in Donetsk. Reuters -
A man passes destroyed buildings in the Ukrainian town of Siversk. AFP -
A destroyed school in Siversk. AFP -
A Ukrainian serviceman passes by destroyed buildings in Siversk. AFP -
A woman's home is repaired by volunteers after being destroyed by shelling in the village of Zalissya. AFP -
People fill up water canisters in Mykolaiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP -
Grain fields burn on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo -
The mother of Ukrainian serviceman Abdulkarim Gulamov, who was killed in a fight against Russian troops in Kherson, attends his funeral in Kyiv. Reuters -
People carry pictures of Mr Gulamov at the funeral. Reuters -
Ukrainian service members fire a shell from a M777 Howitzer in Kharkiv. Reuters -
A man walks in front of a damaged school after a missile strike hit the city of Kramatorsk. EPA -
A cyclist rides past burnt cars after a Russian rocket strike in Kharkiv. AFP -
Rescuers and servicemen work at a school building damaged by a Russian military strike in Kramatorsk. Reuters -
Sasha, 12, a refugee from Ukraine at the humanitarian aid centre set up at the Global Expo exhibition hall in Warsaw, Poland. AFP -
Maksym and Andrii, 11-year-old boys, play with plastic guns at a self-made checkpoint along a motorway in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. AP -
A Ukrainian soldier nicknamed 'Oakland' guards his position at the front line in the Kharkiv region. AP -
Ukrainians look at destroyed Russian military equipment at an outdoor exhibition near the Church of the Three Saints in Kyiv. AFP -
A member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia sits in a makeshift bunker near Avdiivka, in the Donbas region of Ukraine. EPA -
A DPR militia member monitors a section of the road near Avdiivka. EPA -
Ukrainians pass a heavily damaged shopping mall in the city of Kherson. AFP -
The rubble of a house in Moshchun village, about 20 kilometres outside Kyiv. EPA -
A resident helps a firefighter put out a fire after an air strike in the town of Bakhmut, in the breakaway enclave of Donetsk. AFP -
A woman surveys the devastation caused by an air strike in Bakhmut. AFP -
Part of a projectile fire by a rocket launcher lies embedded in a wheat field in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. AFP -
Members of the public look at a Ukrainian tank destroyed in a Russian attack, in Hostomel, north-west of Kyiv. EPA -
Burnt out cars destroyed in Russian attacks are piled up in Hostomel. EPA -
Jill Biden, US first lady, left, and US President Joe Biden welcome the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, to the White House. EPA -
Miami District Two commissioner Ken Russell, left, and Miami police chief Manuel Morales with weapons collected in the Guns 4 Ukraine initiative, at Miami City Hall in Florida. Guns bought back by Miami will be delivered to sister city Irpin, near Kyiv. EPA -
A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to a Grad BM-21 multiple rocket launcher at the front line in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. AFP -
A woman walks her dog in front of a block of flats hit by shelling in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. EPA -
A Kramatorsk resident peers out of a window lined with tape to reduce the impact of shattering glass. EPA -
The damaged windows of an apartment, after shells hit a residential area in Kramatorsk. EPA -
Rescuers working on a residential building partially destroyed by missile strike in Bashtanka, Mykolaiv as the Russian war in Ukraine continues. AFP -
An Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle lies by the roadside, having been destroyed by Russian forces in Ukraine. AFP
Russian forces are closing in on Ukraine's second-biggest power plant at Vuhlehirska, 50 kilometres north-east of Donetsk, British military intelligence said.
“Russia is prioritising the capture of critical national infrastructure, such as power plants,” the MoD said in its regular bulletin.
The MoD said Russia was probably trying to break through at Vuhlehirska, as part of efforts to regain momentum on the southern pincer of its advance towards the key cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
About 15,000 Russian troops have been killed and 45,000 wounded since Moscow's war in Ukraine started in late February, CIA director William Burns said on Wednesday.
More than 20 M109 155mm self-propelled guns and 36 L119 105mm artillery guns will be arriving in Ukraine on the latest UK arms shipment.
The self-propelled gun is a modern version of the weapon that helped turned the tide of the Second World War against Germany in North Africa.
More than 1,600 anti-tank weapons, about 6,900 anti-tank missiles and hundreds of aerial munitions will also be sent.
The arms shipment includes:
- Anti-tank missiles, including NLAW, Javelin and Brimstone
- Multiple Launch Rocket Systems
- 120 Armoured Fighting Vehicles
- Six Stormer vehicles fitted with Starstreak launchers, along with hundreds of missiles
- Maritime Brimstone missiles
- More than 16,000 rounds of artillery ammunition
- Anti-structure munitions and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosive
- Communications equipment
- Electronic warfare equipment
- More than 82,000 helmets, 8,450 sets of body armour, medical supplies and more than 5,000 night-vision devices
