Ukrainian soldiers training in UK to use British armoured vehicles

PM's spokesperson denies move is escalatory as UK also trains Ukrainian troops in Poland to use anti-aircraft defences

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Boris Johnson has revealed that dozens of Ukrainian soldiers are training in the UK, learning how to use 120 British armoured vehicles before returning with them to fight in the war against Russia.

British forces are also training Ukrainian counterparts in Poland on how to use anti-aircraft missiles, the prime minister said, as he outlined further details of the UK's military aid for Kyiv's embattled forces.