British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he believed the strikes by Britain and the U.S. on Houthi military targets in Yemen will degrade the capability of the Iran-backed group.

"We've carried out a series of strikes together with allies, which will, we believe, degrade and disrupt the capability -- the types of things that we've targeted -- are launch sites for missiles and for drones," Sunak told reporters during a visit to Ukraine.

"Initial indications are that those strikes have been successful ... Our aim is very clear, it's to de-escalate tensions and restore stability to the region," he added.

(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sachin Ravikumar; editing by Sarah Young)