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Britain's Defence Minister, Grant Shapps announces new maritime support for Ukraine at a joint press conference with Norway's Defence Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, and the head of Ukraine's Navy. The move comes as the UK and Norway launch a new defence iniative intended to strengthen Ukraine's maritime capability. SOUNDBITE
UK Defence Minster Grant Shapps welcomes Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa, the head of the Ukrainian Navy, ahead of a press conference alongside his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram, where they will discuss a joint defence-coalition aimed at enhancing Ukraine's ability to defend its sovereign waters and bolster security in the Black Sea. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visit Ukrainian troops receiving military training at a camp in Dorset, southern England. IMAGES
On a visit to Romania, British defence secretary Ben Wallace says that "the striking of civilian critical infrastructure is a war crime", referring to the reported rocket attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk being used for civilian evacuations. SOUNDBITE
Fuel tankers leave a depot in Grays, Essex, as the British army is set to begin delivering petrol to fuel stations after fears over tanker driver shortages led to panic buying and forced the government to offer visa waivers to foreign truckers to plug the shortfall. IMAGES