The Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced it has received light anti-tank weapons from the UK to bolster its defenses amid “increasingly threatening behavior from Russia.”<br /><br />The delivery comes amid reports that the Russian government plans to launch an invasion soon since it has been amassing troops and military equipment near its border with Ukraine.<br /><br />According to a story by The Drive, several British C-17 cargo planes began flying military equipment to Ukraine’s Boryspil International Airport on Monday, allegedly taking a route designed to avoid German airspace.<br /><br />“We have taken the decision to supply Ukraine with light anti-armor defensive weapons systems,” British defense secretary Ben Wallace said. “This support is for short-range and clearly defensive weapon capabilities; they are not strategic weapons and pose no threat to Russia; they are to use in self-defense.”
