Britain confirms the supply of the fastest Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine
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Britain supplies Ukraine with the fastest Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles.
He said this at a meeting of NATO defense ministers, according to the EP with reference to the BBC.
Last week, Wallace told British lawmakers he was considering supplying Starstreak missiles to Ukraine.
On Wednesday, at a meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, Wallace said that "we supply them."
Wallace did not specify the number of anti-aircraft missiles in question and how Ukrainian troops will learn to use them.
Wallace said that the United Kingdom had previously supplied Ukraine with 4,000 anti-tank weapons.
Starstreak is a British portable anti-aircraft missile system designed to destroy low-flying enemy helicopters and aircraft. Starstreak is considered the world's fastest short-range surface-to-air missile. Starstreak MANPADS can hit air targets at altitudes of up to 5 km.
