{"id":748925,"date":"2026-08-25T05:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748925\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T05:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T05:24:13","slug":"ukraine-hands-britain-goldmine-of-secret-battlefield-intelligence-to-protect-bases-from-russian-spies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/748925\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine hands Britain \u2018goldmine\u2019 of secret battlefield intelligence to protect bases from Russian spies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ukraine<\/a> has handed Britain<\/a> a \u201cgoldmine\u201d of secret battlefield intelligence to help the UK protect its bases from Russian spies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The agreement was signed as prime minister Andy Burnham<\/a> made his first visit to Kyiv<\/a> on Monday to chair his first meeting of the so-called \u201ccoalition of the willing\u201d and pledge \u201ccontinuity\u201d in the UK\u2019s approach to Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> handed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) access to Ukraine\u2019s \u201cAvengers\u201d AI database, which is expected to help the UK learn from Ukraine\u2019s experience on the battlefield and develop AI-powered solutions to national security challenges in both countries, making it the first outside of Ukraine to receive the intelligence, Downing Street said.<\/p>\n

\"AndyAndy Burnham visited Kyiv on Monday (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

While the agreement is initially focused on defence and security, officials said the deal could \u201crevolutionise all parts of public life, from air traffic control to train systems\u201d.<\/p>\n

The platform collates real world data and insights on millions of objects, such as tanks, artillery, air defence systems, infantry, and aerial targets, including Shahed drones and reconnaissance UAVs captured by thousands of cameras and sensors across the battlefields in Ukraine. <\/p>\n

That information is then fed back to the Avengers Lab to train new AI models.<\/p>\n

The first trial of the new collaboration is expected to see AI sensors add an extra layer of protection for military bases, defending against protestors and hostile actors, while a second project will see the UK and Ukraine work together on low-power AI chips that could drive a new series of longer-lasting machines capable of functioning in tougher environments.<\/p>\n

\"AndyAndy Burnham pledged support for Ukraine despite “outrageous” threats from Russia (PA)<\/p>\n

Downing Street said the technology could be rolled out to protect airports, prisons and even railways and energy plants in the future.<\/p>\n

Last year, RAF Brize Norton was allegedly targeted by Palestine Action, who claimed responsibility after two Voyager planes were damaged.<\/p>\n

During his visit, Mr Burnham used a speech outside Kyiv\u2019s St Sophia cathedral to promise that the UK would not be deterred from supporting Ukraine despite threats from Russia.<\/p>\n

He also praised the \u201csheer strength\u201d of the Ukrainian people and described their country as \u201cEurope\u2019s protector, not a drain on our security but the front line in keeping Europe safe\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Burnham went on to compare Ukraine\u2019s resistance to Russia to the UK\u2019s fight with Nazi Germany, saying: \u201cMy nation kept the flame of European freedom alive in the 20th century, you hold that flame in the 21st.\u201d<\/p>\n

He later urged Ukraine\u2019s allies to send more interceptor missiles to Kyiv as Ukraine struggles under continued Russian bombardment.<\/p>\n

During the trip it was also announced that the UK has agreed to declassify blueprints for British-made components for the Scalp missile, a French-produced version of the Storm Shadow that has already been used to hit targets in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":748926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,183719,163360,56,54,55,203399],"class_list":["post-748925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-pa2026","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wparota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}