For nearly a dozen days in February, a small group of intelligence officers had been going to bed early.
They had seen the intelligence predicting a war and knew that if Russia was really going to invade Ukraine, it would begin in the early hours of the morning.
But when the news finally came on 24 February, it still felt unreal, one recalls: “It was hard to believe it was actually happening until I woke up early that morning and put the radio on.”
For months they had been sounding the alarm.
#Ukraine: A Ukrainian drone dropping a modified PG-7M projectile onto a Russian armoured vehicle (Possibly BMP variant) in #Kyiv Oblast, destroying it. Likely to be around a week old. pic.twitter.com/wsleiaPziO
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 8, 2022
#Ukraine: A Russian tank was hit by the Ukrainian forces and started to burn. The subsequent detonation of ammunition onboard tore the tank apart. pic.twitter.com/wjjPP61dIw
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 8, 2022
Ukraine: Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv for Zelensky talks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Downing Street has said.
No 10 said the visit was “show of solidarity” with the Ukrainian people.
A spokesman said Mr Johnson was using the trip to set out a new package of financial and military aid.
It comes the day after the UK announced £100m of weapons for Ukraine after the bombing of refugees at a railway station.
