The UK will spend £245 million throughout the next year to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce urgently needed artillery ammunition for Ukraine, the British government said on its website February 24.

It is noted that “today’s £245 million announcement comes exactly two years to the day since Putin launched his illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine – with artillery having proved critical to Ukraine’s battlefield successes, continuously degrading Russia’s forces and preventing them from making significant breakthroughs.”

In addition, the statement says, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed the delivery of an additional 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles to the Armed Forces. As a result, the total number of Brimstone missiles delivered to Ukraine exceeded 1,300 units.

“Further to the artillery funding and missiles package, a new multi-million pound series of contracts has been signed between the MOD’s procurement arm, Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), and UK-based Cook Defence Systems to provide hundreds of spare caterpillar tracks for tanks and armoured vehicles – which will allow the AFU to recover and restore vehicles damaged by anti-tank weapons and landmines,” the government’s statement reads.

The contracts will involve a mixture of UK funding and funds from the International Fund for Ukraine.