Tag: Denys Shmyhal

UK Plans New Ballistic Missile for Ukraine

UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey with Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal On January 09, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine | Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

The UK government has launched Project Nightfall to develop a new ground-launched ballistic missile for Ukraine with a range of more than 500 kilometres. The programme aims to deliver test missiles within 12 months and support long-range strike capability and comes as Russia carried out a strike on Ukraine last week using the Oreshnik system.

Germany to buy €150M in U.S. weapons for Ukraine

The Group of Five is represented at a press conference by (l-r) Pawel Zalewski from Poland, Guido Crosetto from Italy, Kaja Kallas for the EU, Boris Pistorius from Germany, Catherine Vautrin from France and John Healey from the UK | Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

Germany will contribute at least €150 million toward the purchase of US-made military equipment for Ukraine, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during a meeting of the “Group of Five” European defence ministers in Berlin under NATO’s PURL scheme.