UK to give Ukraine twice as many Challenger 2 tanks as originally promised

In January, Great Britain promised to transfer 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. Now information has emerged that

there will be more tanks.

What is known

This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine toUK Vadim Prystaiko. We are talking about 28 tanks. According to the ambassador, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky agreed on this number of weapons during his visit to London in early February. Unfortunately, it is not yet clear whether all the tanks will be delivered together or whether Ukraine will receive them in batches. By the way, Ukrainian crews are already undergoing a training program. Deliveries of Challenger 2 are set to begin this month.

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For those who are not in the know

The Challenger 2 is a main battle tank.British ground forces. It was created in the 90s by BAE Systems. The tank was removed from production in 2009. Challenger 2 took part in combat operations in Kosovo and Iraq. As of 2022, the UK has 227 Challenger 2 tanks in service. The Omani armed forces also use 38 tanks.