Three former British military Sea Kings will be provided to Ukraine. Apparently first of them has already arrived.
The announcement was made by UK Defense Secretary from Oslo, where he was meeting with officials from allied countries to discuss further support to Ukraine.
In the last six weeks, Ukrainian crews were trained in the UK to fly and maintain the aircraft - to provide search and rescue capabilities.
The Sea King was previously used by both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, with the last craft being retired by the Navy in 2018.
Few countries have sent manned aircraft to Ukraine since the start of the conflict, and requests by its government for Western nations to send fighter jets so far remain unanswered.
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