The UK will supply Ukraine with the first long-range missiles, the British defense secretary said, despite Russian threats to the west.

Ben Wallace said the M270 multi-missile missile system would help Ukraine protect itself from Russia.

The British government has not yet confirmed the exact amount of the shipment, but the BBC has realized that initially only three of them will be sent, Telegrafi reports.

The decision came after coordination with the US, from where over the past week announced that they too will supply Ukraine with long-range missile system.

The U.S. move has already angered official Moscow, and on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to expand the list of targets in Ukraine that Russia will attack if Western countries supply Kiev with weapons that have a range. long action.