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The Challenger 2 Tanks will arrive in Ukraine in “the spring”, he said after speaking to the Ukrainian soldiers training to use the superior Western battle tank, as the biggest war in Europe ...
It comes after the Government confirmed Kyiv was free to use UK weapons in its offensive in Kursk oblast.
“The Prime Minister outlined the UK’s ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine, including through the provision of Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems,” the spokesman said.
On 18 August 2023 a picture of a Challenger 2 in Ukraine was released on Twitter. Unique modifications include top-mounted slat armour believed to be used to stop drone attacks. [45] On 4 September 2023, a video emerged from Robotyne which showed the first combat loss of the Challenger 2 tank. [14] [46]
On 8 February 2023, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Lulworth Camp along with British prime minister Rishi Sunak, where he met Ukrainian troops who were being trained to use Challenger 2 tanks. [19] By 5 July 2023, 18,000 Ukrainian service personnel had been trained under Operation Interflex. [20]
In May 2023 Forbes reported that the 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks indicated the 82nd would be outfitted with new equipment that Ukraine received. Including 14 Challenger 2s, 90 Strykers, 40 Marders and 24 M119 howitzers. The brigade's core consists of veterans from the 25th Airborne Brigade and the 80th Air Assault Brigade which were ...
Russian forces fighting in southern Ukraine have destroyed a British-supplied Challenger 2 tank for the first time, a Russian-backed official said on Tuesday, releasing what he said was a video of ...
On 20th of November Spain announced the refurbishement of 9 Leopard 2A4 tanks for Ukraine. [citation needed] Challenger 2 United Kingdom: 14 On 11 January 2023, the United Kingdom confirmed plans to send modern heavy tanks to Ukraine. [83] On 28 March, 14 Challenger tanks were delivered to Ukraine. [84] M1 Abrams United States Australia: M1A1SA 80