The deal would combine Ukraine’s “expertise” in building high-tech, battle-tested drone interceptors and the UK’s “industrial base to manufacture and supply drones and innovative capabilities”, said Starmer’s office. “Our priorities are clear – more security and opportunities for Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy on X, as he arrived in London, before his trip to Spain on Wednesday. He said on Tuesday that more than 200 Ukrainian experts are currently in the Middle East to help countries down Iranian drones. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia launched 178 long-range drones of various types across the country overnight, starting late Monday, with 154 of them either intercepted or jammed while 22 more struck their targets. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions, Ukraine’s annexed Crimean Peninsula and the Azov Sea. A total of 40 intercepted drones were flying towards Moscow, the ministry said.