Border force

Brit military's show of strength | UN boss calls Putin's war 'evil'

- BEN GLAZE

THOUSANDS of British troops will be deployed in high-profile military exercises on Russia's borders in a show of strength against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Around 8,000 soldiers will take part in European training missions alongside NATO and UK Joint Expeditionary Force allies this summer.

Some 120 British Warrior armoured personnel carriers, 72 Challenger 2 tanks and a dozen AS-90 guns will be sent to countries including Finland, Poland, Estonia and Lithuania.

That news came as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visited devastated towns around Kyiv yesterday and branded the war "evil" and "absurd".

Tensions are rising in countries sharing boundaries with Russia.