Foreign media: Former UK prime minister received large sums from shareholders of a Ukrainian drone supplier

Reference News Network, October 13 report. According to Sputnik News, on October 13, the UK's Guardian newspaper reported that, citing data obtained by the non-profit "Decentralized Deny Secrecy" organization, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have received £1 million from his donor Christopher Hambro after resigning. Hambro is the largest shareholder of the UK defense company Kinetic, which supplies drones to Ukraine.

The report shows that Hambro holds 13% of shares in Kinetic. Previously, it was reported that Kinetic had provided drones and mine-clearing robots to the Ukrainian armed forces. The UK Ministry of Defense stated in 2025 that the company would use 3D printing technology to assist the Ukrainian armed forces in producing military equipment.

The Guardian reported: "Johnson's records in the Members' Interests Register in November 2022 showed that Hambro donated £1 million to his company. This amount did not appear in the Electoral Commission database - a database mainly used to record 'funds used for MPs' political activities'. It seems to indicate that this donation was used for Johnson's personal profit activities."

According to materials obtained by the media, Hambro accompanied Johnson on a two-day visit to Ukraine in September 2023 for an unknown reason, during which there were meetings with several senior officials. The itinerary included a closed-door meeting at the "Military Technology Research Center", but it was not disclosed whether Hambro participated in it.

On July 7, 2022, Johnson announced his resignation as UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, and officially left office on September 6, 2022.

The report said that when asked about his relationship with Hambro, Johnson told reporters, "They should be ashamed of themselves," and accused the reporting of being "a sad piece of nonsense".

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