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Ukraine troops hail Brit anti-tank missiles sending Putin’s invasion into disarray & thank the Queen for deadly ‘gifts’
UKRAINIAN soldiers have thanked Britain and the Queen for sending anti-tank weapons to them.
One trooper called the deadly equipment a "beautiful thing" while another urged for more "toys like these" to be sent.
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The UK has sent 3,615 anti-tank NLAW weapons to Ukraine to help its defence against Vladimir Putin.
One soldier from the Sumy region addressed a camera while standing among the wreckage of a Russian tank.
He said in the CBS clip: "We hit it thanks to the gifts from Her Majesty The Queen.
"Give us more toys like these and there will be more destroyed tanks.
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"Civilians also ask for them but we cannot give NLAW to every Ukrainian, though we would like to."
Another soldier added: “This one was shot from this beautiful thing. And I want to say a big thank you to our British comrades helping us.”
Britain is also planning to send Ukraine the fastest surface-to-air missiles in the world.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs the Starstreak high-velocity portable missiles will be handed over to help shoot down Russian military aircraft.
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Travelling at over three times the speed of sound, each one splits into three darts to puncture armour before warheads detonate.
The Belfast-made missiles can be shoulder-mounted or attached to a vehicle.
Mr Wallace said: “This system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons but will allow the Ukrainian forces to better defend their skies.”
He added that "small consignments" of Javelin anti-tank missiles would be supplied to Ukraine.
These longer-range missile can strike targets up to 2.5km away.
And the NLAW anti-tank weapons given to the Ukrainian forces have been used with devastating effect during the war so far.
In one instance, a convoy of Russian tanks was filmed being ambushed by brave Ukrainian troops using the anti-tank missiles.
Footage showed one rocket making a direct hit against Putin's war machine.
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And Russian troops quickly scattered after it exploded. The missiles were fired from behind trees.
Drones also allegedly obliterated Russian tanks and missiles earlier this week. Footage captured Ukrainian cheers.
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