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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent

UK doubles number of missiles sent to Ukraine ahead of Nato summit

Ukrainian soldiers at a funeral.
Ukrainian soldiers at a funeral in Starychi for victims of a Russian airstrike. Photograph: Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

The UK will double the number of missiles it sends to Ukraine and urge western allies to step up provisions of lethal aid to the country, as the Russian invasion turns into a prolonged war of attrition.

Boris Johnson will tell world leaders at the Nato summit on Thursday that the conflict is entering a new phase of aggression and humanitarian catastrophe with the siege of Mariupol and the indiscriminate attacks on civilians.

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