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No 10 admits ‘escalatory’ risk in sending fighter jets to Ukraine after Russia threats

UK keeping eye on risk – as defence secretary Ben Wallace rules out sending planes in short term

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Ukraine fighter pilot: I could learn to fly western jet within three months

In plea for military aid, Vadym Voroshylov explains why modern planes are needed for defence against Russia

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Top military figures say it’s ‘unlikely’ UK will send fighter jets to Ukraine

‘Not going to work’, says former national security adviser

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Overseas buyer purchasing Victoria Cross triggers campaign to keep RAF medal in UK

The Royal Air Force Museum needs to raise £250,000 to keep the rare Victoria Cross in the country

Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023

Battle is on to keep Victoria Cross awarded to RAF World War Two hero in UK

The medal was awarded posthumously to Squadron Leader Arthur Scarf, who was killed after leading a daring raid on enemy Japanese forces in Burma in 1941

Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023

Meet the woman who found comfort teaching Chinese dance after devastating loss of husband

“Every time I dance on stage, I always think about my husband and I think he would be so proud of me.”

Belfast Live · Feb 3, 2023

Largest Royal Navy ship ever built sails through Welsh waters

The HMS Queen Elizabeth had a sea rendezvous with aircraft from an RAF base

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2023

This is why RAF Chinook helicopters have been spotted flying over Greater Manchester

You may have heard their distinctive 'wocka wocka' sound

Manchester Evening News · Feb 2, 2023

Russia 'resorting to First World War-style attacks' in Ukraine, says Defence Secretary

Amid mounting pressure on the West to supply Kyiv with fighter jets, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that even if the UK agreed to send British warplanes 'tomorrow' it would take 'months' to train Ukrainian pilots to fly them

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023

Sunak resists Johnson’s call to supply RAF warplanes to Ukraine

Training a pilot to fly one of the RAF’s jets takes years and the Government is focused on support it can provide now, Number 10 said.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023