Health officials did not seek to block the arrangement, which was ‘hugely appreciated’ by Kyiv’s troops to keep up morale Charles Hymas is the Home Affairs Editor at The Telegraph. He covers crime, ...

Move to lift the spirits of Kyiv’s soldiers training in UK stubbed out after being deemed illegal under anti-smoking legislation Tony Diver is The Telegraph's Political Editor. He has won several ...

Despite a recently proposed smoking ban, it’s been revealed the UK government has been providing cigarettes to Ukrainian troops training in the country. Under a scheme with the Ministry of Defence, ...