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Britain has 'run out of defence equipment to donate to Ukraine' and 'given away all we can afford', military source warns
Former defence secretary Ben Wallace said the UK needed to increase funding
By CHRISTIAN OLIVER
PUBLISHED: 10:32 BST, 3 October 2023 | UPDATED: 11:44 BST, 3 October 2023
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12587769/Britain-run-defence-equipment-donate-Ukraine-given-away-afford-military-source-warns.html

Britain has run out of defence equipment to donate to Ukraine, a senior military chief has claimed as they urged other countries to step up and provide more support.

The military official said Ukraine now requires 'air defence assets and artillery ammunition' in the next phase of the war - supplies which the UK has now 'run dry on'.

'We've given away all we can afford,' the source told The Daily Telegraph.

It comes after former defence secretary Ben Wallace urged the prime minister to increase military support to Ukraine by more than £2 billion - a rise of 50 per cent.

The veteran Conservative argued that with extra Western weapons, Kyiv could 'end' the battle against Russia and expel the invaders.

Commenting on Wallace's plea for further aid, the source said it should not fall on the UK to be the ones providing the 'billions' in military support required as they warned of depleted stocks.