In a tweet published by the British Ministry of Defence on 28 December 2022, it was stated that the UK would provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with three Westland S-61 Sea King helicopters.
The Royal Navy has trained 10 crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the Sea King, improving their search and rescue capabilities.
In a tweet posted by Oleksii Reznikov, Ukrainian Defence Minister, a video is seen of a Sea King in Ukrainian colours engaged in a winch rescue (probably an exercise).
According to the tweet, the three helicopters have been incorporated into the Ukrainian Navy