Subscribe Login
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Videos
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obits
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
  • Home
  • News
    • International News
  • Latest
  • Business
    • Business Bites
  • Cartoon
  • Games
  • Food Awards
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • Bookends
  • Regional
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • World Cup
    • World Champs
    • Olympics
  • Videos
  • Career & Education
  • Classifieds
  • All Woman
  • Environment
  • Webinars
  • More
    • Football
    • Elections
    • Letters
    • Advertorial
    • Columns
    • Editorial
    • Supplements
  • Epaper
  • Design Week
UK sending Ukraine ‘high-grade’ weaponry after station attack
Ukrainian soldiers clear out bodies after a rocket attack killed at least 35 people on April 8, 2022 at a train station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used for civilian evacuations.
Latest News
April 7, 2022

UK sending Ukraine ‘high-grade’ weaponry after station attack

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Britain is sending Ukraine more Starstreak anti-aircraft missiles and 800 anti-tank missiles after an “unconscionable” attack on a train station, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday.

The “high-grade military equipment” is worth £100 million ($130 million, 120 million euros), Johnson said, with the UK anti-tank missiles seen as particularly potent against Russian forces.

The attack at Kramatorsk “shows the depths to which (Vladimir) Putin’s once-vaunted army has sunk”, he told reporters alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who called the Russian strike “atrocious”.

Fifty people were killed at the railway station, including five children, Ukrainian officials said as the toll rose on one of the deadliest strikes of the six-week-old war.

Scholz also defended Germany against criticism that it is dragging its feet on ending Russian energy imports as part of Western sanctions over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. 

“We are doing all we can and we are doing a lot,” the chancellor said, pointing to Germany’s long-term diversification to alternative energy and other suppliers for natural gas.

After talks with Scholz in Downing Street, Johnson said Britain and Germany would work together on renewable technologies.

“We cannot transform our energy systems overnight, but we also know that Putin’s war will not end overnight,” the prime minister said.

The UK and German leaders met as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited Ukraine.

Von der Leyen visited a mass grave in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv where Russian forces are accused by Ukraine of massacring civilians.

Asked whether he also intended to visit Kyiv, Johnson said “we are trying to help people come from Ukraine”, pointing to German and British efforts to shelter refugees fleeing the war.

{"website":"website"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
0 Comments · Make a comment

ALSO ON JAMAICA OBSERVER

1984 Triple Crown champions to join St George’s College 26th Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Latest News, News
1984 Triple Crown champions to join St George’s College 26th Hall of Fame induction ceremony
August 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As St George's College celebrates the 26th staging of the institution's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, members of the 1984 Tripl...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Nepal-Tibet flood toll hits 160, after Nepal police recover 157 bodies
International News, Latest News
Nepal-Tibet flood toll hits 160, after Nepal police recover 157 bodies
August 26, 2026
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP)—Nepali police said Wednesday they had recovered 157 bodies after a terrifying flood tore through the Tibet border region, takin...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Fisherfolk will not be displaced in redevelopment of Jacob Taylor Beach — NRCA
Latest News, News
Fisherfolk will not be displaced in redevelopment of Jacob Taylor Beach — NRCA
August 26, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) says as part of its redevelopment plans for the Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Jamaica to host regional correctional leaders at 14th Annual ACHCPS Conference
Latest News, News
Jamaica to host regional correctional leaders at 14th Annual ACHCPS Conference
August 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is set to host correctional leaders, policymakers, technical experts and strategic partners from across the Caribbean for ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Brian Blake dominates JTTA Championships with triple title sweep
Latest News, Sports
Brian Blake dominates JTTA Championships with triple title sweep
August 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Seventeen-year-old table tennis player Brian Blake delivered a masterclass performance at the 2026 Jamaica Table Tennis Associatio...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Man dies in Manchester dispute
Latest News, News
Man dies in Manchester dispute
August 26, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 54-year-old man was taken into police custody following a deadly dispute with another man at a machine shop in Abbey Gardens n...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Beenie’s ‘Eminence’ reigns supreme on US iTunes All Genres chart
Entertainment, Latest News
Beenie’s ‘Eminence’ reigns supreme on US iTunes All Genres chart
August 26, 2026
International dancehall superstar Beenie Man wanted an album with international muscle. Fourteen months, more than US$400,000 and a constellation of c...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star Tim Curry dead at 80
International News, Latest News
‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star Tim Curry dead at 80
August 26, 2026
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Tim Curry, the English actor best known for his star turn as Dr Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic musical film The R...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Polls

HOUSE RULES

  1. We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published.
  2. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received.
  3. We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion.
  4. Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read.
  5. Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com.
  6. If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com.
  7. Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

Recent Posts

Archives

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Archives

Logo Jamaica Observer
Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean
Featured Tags
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Health
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Letters
  • Page2
  • Football
Categories
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
Ads
img
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feeds
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Code of Conduct