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Burnham, Zelensky sign deals sharing Ukraine missile and targeting data

8/28/2026

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Burnham Secures Tech

UK PM Andy Burnham and Volodymyr Zelensky signed deals giving UK “Avengers” database and MBDA to share Scalp components.
Adviser Andrei Fedorov said attacks on UK drone factories could occur, echoing Burnham’s warning of Russian retaliation.
Burnham co-chaired the “coalition of the willing” meeting, saying it reviews stockpiles to aid allies.
Zelensky asked for more US-made Patriot interceptors, saying Kyiv’s supplies have fallen sharply this year.

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Burnham Grants Access

UK PM Andy Burnham and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed deals granting access to Ukraine’s “Avengers” database and MBDA sharing of Scalp missile components.
The deals were framed as a response to Ukraine’s dwindling air-defence stocks and rising civilian deaths from Russian missile attacks.
Burnham urged allies to send interceptors, noting U.S. supplies shifted to Middle East.
Russia warned of UK retaliation after missile strikes killed 23 civilians and wounded 100.

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Historical Context

In 1999 NATO launched a 78-day air campaign against Yugoslavia, under Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Russia warned its air-defence units could be targeted. That precedent of joint missile-defence cooperation informs today’s UK-Ukraine talks, where Prime Minister Andy Burnham and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed access to the ‘Avengers’ database and MBDA SCALP components amid renewed Russian threats.

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Burnham Secures Tech

UK PM Andy Burnham and Volodymyr Zelensky signed deals giving UK “Avengers” database and MBDA to share Scalp components.
Adviser Andrei Fedorov said attacks on UK drone factories could occur, echoing Burnham’s warning of Russian retaliation.
Burnham co-chaired the “coalition of the willing” meeting, saying it reviews stockpiles to aid allies.
Zelensky asked for more US-made Patriot interceptors, saying Kyiv’s supplies have fallen sharply this year.

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