Dramatic moment Ukrainian troops use British 'Starstreak' missiles for first time
The darts are guided to targets by an operator on the ground but this making it difficult for the enemy to deploy counter measures.
The intensive training was aimed at getting them ready to use the missiles in combat with a two to three weeks intensive course. The UK has already sent thousands of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine and has agreed to send more after a conference held by military donors to the country.“Ukraine needs longer-range artillery and that's because of what the Russian army has been doing, which is now digging in and starting to pound these cities with artillery.
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