▁that ▁were ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁Don b ass ▁ins urg ents ▁directly ▁by ▁Russia . ▁Def ence ▁Secretary ▁Michael ▁Fall on ▁announced ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁Britain ▁would ▁send ▁an ▁additional ▁£ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁non - le th al ▁aid ▁following ▁Ukraine ' s ▁request . ▁This ▁included ▁first - a id ▁k its , ▁night ▁vision ▁g og g les , ▁hel m ets , ▁G PS ▁units ▁and ▁la pt ops . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Michael ▁Fall on ▁said ▁that ▁Ukraine ▁will ▁receive ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 ▁first - a id ▁k its ▁equal ▁to ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁April ▁before ▁the ▁British ▁training ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁troops . ▁The ▁Queen ▁p led ged ▁that ▁her ▁government ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁Ukraine . ▁▁ ▁United ▁States : ▁US ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁said ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁the ▁events ▁" did ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁sp ont aneous " ▁and ▁called ▁on ▁Russia ▁to ▁" public ly ▁dis av ow ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁separ at ists , ▁sab ote urs ▁and ▁provoc ateurs " ▁in ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁to ▁his ▁Russian ▁counter part ▁Serge i ▁Lav rov . ▁A ▁sp okes w oman ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁separ at ists ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁supported ▁by ▁Russia