Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK pledges new £450m military support after Zelensky sanctions Putin’s shadow fleet – UK Times

The Duke of Sussex has met war victims in Ukraine in an unannounced visit to the country as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.

Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Centre, an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians.

He saw some of the sophisticated services provided free of charge, including prosthetics, reconstructive surgery and psychological help.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine’s new sanctions package will target Russia’s “shadow fleet”, which has helped finance Vladimir Putin’s war.

The shadow fleet is made up of aging tankers bought used, often by nontransparent entities with addresses in non-sanctioning countries such as the United Arab Emirates or the Marshall Islands, and flagged in places like Gabon or the Cook Islands.

Some of the vessels are owned by the Russian state Sovcomflot shipping company.

Their role is to help Russia’s oil exporters elude the $60 per barrel price cap imposed by Ukraine’s allies.

“They (the sanctions) target, in particular, the shadow tanker fleet that Moscow uses to finance the war; war propagandists – those who are trying to undermine our defence and help Russia; and also certain officials – these are names well known to all Ukrainians – who used to have influence,” the Ukrainian president said.

He said that the Ukraine is working with its European allies on the new sanctions.

“We are working to synchronise our sanctions packages with the decisions of partners – first and foremost in the European Union, as well as in other strong jurisdictions around the world,” Mr Zelensky said.

Ukraine will receive fresh military support worth £450m, Britain said this morning as European allies attempt to strengthen the war-hit nation’s position ahead of any peace deal with Russia.

Britain will provide £350m of the amount from its £4.5bn military support package for Ukraine this year, with Norway contributing further funding, the Ministry of Defence said.

The funding was announced just hours before British defence minister John Healey is due to chair a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels along with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. The group includes Nato and other nations supporting Ukraine.

The funding will provide repairs and maintenance to vehicles and equipment as well as radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds of thousands of drones.

Prince Harry has met war victims in an unannounced visit to Ukraine as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.

Harry visited the Superhumans Centre, an orthopaedic clinic in Lviv that treats and rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians, to see top-notch services provided in a country in the midst of war.

The centre provides prosthetics, reconstructive surgery and psychological help free of charge.

The Duke of Sussex, who served 10 years in the British Army, has made helping injured soldiers one of his most prominent causes.