UK to send Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine | UK Latest News Update | UK and Ukraine War
Topic: UK to send Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine | UK Latest News Update | UK and Ukraine War Topic Detail: UK to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, Rishi Sunak confirms. A Challenger 2 tank being used during a military parade in the UK By Jonathan Beale, Defence Correspondent, and Jasmine Andersson. The UK is to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine to bolster the country's war effort, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. He spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a call on Saturday, during which he confirmed he would send the equipment and additional artillery systems Downing Street said the move shows "the UK's ambition to intensify support." The BBC understands the initial commitment is for about a dozen tanks. President Zelensky has thanked the UK. saying that the decision to send the tanks "will not only strengthen us on the battlefield. but also send the right signal to other partners. He said the UK's support was "always strong" and was "now impenetrable". During the call, Mr Sunak and Mr Zelensky also discussed also recent Ukrainian victories, as well as the "need to seize on this moment with an acceleration of global military and diplomatic support". Mr Sunak said the Challengers, the British Army's main battle tank, would help Kyiv's forces "push Russian troops back". Built in the late 1990s, the Challenger tank is more than 20 years old, but it will be the most modern tank at Ukraine's disposal. The tanks will provide Ukraine with better protection, and more accurate firepower. While the donation alone is not considered a game-changer, it is hoped that the UK's move will inspire other countries to donate more modern equipment to help Ukraine. As it stands, Poland has plans to send 14 of its German-made Leopard tanks. But the tanks, which are in greater supply and used by a number of European armies, need approval from Germany to be exported to Ukraine. Tags: #wwnews #uklatestnewsthe #uknews challenger 2 tank challenger 2 tank to ukraine britain send challenger 2 to ukraine ukraine,challenger 2 tanks ukraine challenger 2 tank ukraine challenger 2 uk send challenger 2 o ukraine uk giving challenger 2 tank to ukraine challenger 2 main battle tank to ukraine ukraine war uk sending challenger 2 to ukraine challenger 2 to ukraine russia ukraine war uk british send challenger 2 poland ukraine,challenger 2 battle tank
