Ukraine and the UK will collectively produce a thousand Octopus interceptor drones month-to-month ranging from February 2026. These drones are designed to destroy Shahed-type assault UAVs.

Ukraine and Nice Britain are set to start month-to-month joint manufacturing of a thousand Octopus interceptor drones beginning in February 2026. This was said by Ukrainian Overseas Minister Andriy Sybiha throughout the Discussion board of 100 Years of Ukrainian-British Partnership, as reported by UNN.

Particulars

The occasion was additionally attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice of Nice Britain David Lammy, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk and parliamentary management, Ukrainian MPs, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and heads of overseas diplomatic missions.

The Overseas Minister referred to as the Ukrainian-British partnership "a real alliance for indivisible European safety and a typical future."

Sybiha additionally famous that over the previous 12 months, Nice Britain has considerably elevated sanctions stress on Russia and expanded sanctions lists.

Moreover

Octopus interceptor drones are a joint Ukrainian-British growth. They had been developed by Ukrainian army engineers with the assist of British specialists.

In November 2025, serial manufacturing of UAVs was launched in each Ukraine and Nice Britain.

These drones are designed to intercept and destroy assault drones such because the "Shahed" ("Geran-2"), that are produced in Iran and Russia.

Recall

On Friday, January 16, British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy arrived in Kyiv.

As well as, UNN reported that Nice Britain introduced the allocation of 20 million kilos sterling for the restoration of Ukraine's vitality infrastructure.