Britain's Sunak, in Ukraine, announces increase in military aid

FILE PHOTO:Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits a monument to Holodomor victims, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 19, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited wartime Kyiv on Friday to sign a new security agreement and announce an increase in military funding for Ukraine to buy drones, including surveillance, long-range strike and sea drones.

Britain, one of Ukraine's closest allies during the Russian invasion, will increase its support in the next financial year to 2.5 billion pounds ($3.19 billion), an increase of 200 million pounds on the previous two years, Sunak said.