The illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is continuing. The map below is the latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 12 August 2026. #StandWithUkraine#

A Royal Navy warship that vanished 118 years ago is in line to benefit from new Government protections. ⚓ HMS Tiger - whose discovery is announced today by dive group ProjectXplore - is potentially one of thousands of vulnerable military wreck sites. Under changes proposed by the Armed Forces Bill, sites like these would be automatically safeguarded from the moment they are found. 🌊 This would make it an offence to disturb military wreck sites without permission – protecting the final resting places of thousands of sailors and marines. The Bill also includes measures to improve military housing and strengthen the UK’s Strategic Reserve. 🏡 📸 Image credits: Dan McMullen, Joe Colls Burnett, Guy Trees, Dr Steffen G Scholz.

Our forces families deserve safe, decent homes. This week, @wesstreeting visited families in Edinburgh whose homes have been transformed as part of a 10 year, £9 billion commitment to renew UK forces housing. We’ll deliver the homes service families deserve.

From the Forth to the fleet. 🚢 The Type 31 ships built at Rosyth will patrol the world's oceans, protect the UK's interests and carry the pride of Scottish shipbuilding for the next 30 years. @wesstreeting visited @Babcockplc this week to see what "Backing British" looks like.

It was an honour to meet @ZelenskyyUa and @DefenceU Minister Khmara on my first international visit as Defence Secretary and to see firsthand the resilience, courage and ingenuity of the Ukrainian people. Britain’s support for Ukraine remains unequivocal and unwavering 🇬🇧🇺🇦

It was a pleasure to welcome @wesstreeting to Kyiv for the first time. We appreciate that his visit comes right after yet another Russian attack on our people. I briefed the Secretary on the consequences of this onslaught against life and on our needs, as Russia seeks to significantly ramp up its ballistic missile production ahead of winter. We discussed how the UK could help Ukraine better protect our cities and communities from such ballistic threats – both bilaterally and multilaterally – just as it has done many times before by helping secure supplies of scarce defensive equipment. In particular, we discussed opportunities to establish coproduction of certain types of weaponry, as both the UK and Ukraine possess strong battle-proven capabilities. We also discussed sanctions against Russian enterprises involved in the production of ballistic missiles. Every effort to undermine Russia’s war machine and its bet on ballistic terror matters. Thank you to the United Kingdom, His Majesty, the Prime Minister, and the British people for your unwavering support.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 04 August 2026. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: #StandWithUkraine#

The UK has over 30 operations running worldwide and more than 4,500 personnel deployed on them. Defence Secretary @wesstreeting visited @DefenceOps this week to hear first-hand how the thousands of military personnel and civilians work around the clock to keep our country safe.

Today was an awesome day in every sense of the word. It was fantastic to launch the next phase of our nuclear deterrent in Barrow with @andyburnham It is an extraordinary feat of engineering, providing opportunities and skilled jobs - all in the cause of keeping our country safe

We asked Georgia and Aidan, two apprentices in the Dreadnought programme to explain in their own words what it means to work on such an important national endeavour. Hear about how they made it into their apprenticeships and Dreadnought's impact on local communities.👇

The Dreadnought programme will strengthen our deterrence to keep our country safe, as well as support good, well paid, skilled jobs and opportunities for young people. Defence Secretary @wesstreeting from Barrow-in-Furness this morning.👇 Video credit: @SkyNews

The Dreadnought Class will be the most advanced submarines ever operated by the @RoyalNavy — designed and built in Britain, to protect the UK and our @NATO allies for decades to come. Here are some key Dreadnought facts. 👇

British troops will be better protected and more lethal on the battlefield, with an investment of up to £400M equipping the @BritishArmy with new spy drones. TEKEVER's AR5 will replace Watchkeeper drones in a deal supporting hundreds of British jobs.

The Defence Investment Plan will equip our Armed Forces for the threats we face while supporting decent, well-paid jobs. Defence Minister @lukepollard and Chief Secretary to the Treasury @LucyRigby visited @anduriltech UK to see how the defence sector reinforces the UK economy.

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 02 July 2026. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: #StandWithUkraine#