BRITISH-made bombs will be used by US fighter jets under plans to boost Ukraine’s air force.
The first of the F-16 fighters long promised by allies are due to arrive in July.
The first F-16 fighters promised by allies are due to arrive in Ukraine in JulyAlamy
AlamyDeadly British-built Paveway IV bombs are guided by lasers and GPS, weigh 500lb and cost £30,000 each[/caption]
AlamyUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the F-16 deal as a ‘breakthrough moment’ in the war against Russia.[/caption]
The UK has pledged to arm the jets with Paveway IV bombs.
They are guided by lasers and GPS, weigh 500lb and cost £30,000 each.
The weapons — used in conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Yemen — are part of a package of 1,600 bombs and missiles announced by Britain last week.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the F-16 deal as a “breakthrough moment” in the war against Russia.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told The Sun’s World At War online show: “We were the first to send in anti-tank missiles.
“The first to send in main battle tanks, the first to send in missiles with the permissions to use them properly.
“And now we’re going to be the first also to provide glide bombs for those (F-16) aircraft as well.”
Meanwhile, Russian soldiers murdered at least 15 Ukrainian prisoners after they surrendered, Human Rights Watch investigators said yesterday.