Thank you to the United Kingdom for a new defence contribution of £100 million – the “winter package” – to PURL. This support will be channelled, in particular, toward the procurement of additional Patriot interceptors, which is an absolute priority amid Russia’s unrelenting attacks on critical infrastructure and life itself. The strikes since last night and into today alone have claimed 2 lives and left 23 people wounded in Kyiv. We also value our active cooperation across other areas: localising Storm Shadow production in Ukraine, joint work on drones and AI, and much more. I thank Prime Minister Andy Burnham @andyburnham, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting @wesstreeting, Parliament, and all the people of Britain for your unwavering support – in many ways, leading the way among our partners. Our recent bilateral negotiations with the Prime Minister and Defence Secretary in Kyiv centred on air defence, and I am grateful for this prompt decision today, ahead of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting co-chaired by the UK.

The Russians continue claiming "victory" over ordinary civilian sites. In a deeply cynical drone strike on an ordinary supermarket in Chernihiv, they targeted people directly with no military purpose whatsoever. As of now, thirteen people have been reported injured. Tragically, two people were killed. One of them was a child. My condolences to their families and loved ones. All the necessary emergency services are at the site, helping people. Zaporizhzhia was also struck with guided aerial bombs. One person was killed, and another was injured. My condolences to their loved ones. This is deliberate Russian terror with absolutely no military justification. Stronger sanctions against Russia are needed, along with greater support for Ukraine, more means to protect our skies, and greater capabilities for our warriors.