# Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

https://mins.news/en/item/30062

- The Guardian, 2026-08-23 23:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/24/andy-burnham-ukraine-long-range-missile-technology-kyiv-visit

> Andy Burnham will announce during his first overseas visit as prime minister that Britain will help Ukraine develop its own long-range missiles. The UK will allow MBDA to declassify information on British-made Storm Shadow/Scalp components and help France establish missile assembly lines in Ukraine, a move likely to heighten tensions with Moscow despite taking years to affect the war.

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