Britain sends Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.. Support for the first main battle tank in the West

Britain has decided to send several ‘Challenger 2’ main battle tanks and additional artillery weapon systems to Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian invasion.

The British Prime Minister’s Office said on the 14th local time that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to strengthen support for Ukraine in a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

The move makes Britain the first Western country to send main battle tanks to Ukraine.

The British Prime Minister’s Office did not say how many tanks or when they would be transferred to Ukraine, but the BBC and other foreign media estimated that the number was 12.

The British Prime Minister’s office said both countries agreed on the need to take advantage of the current situation where Russian military strength and morale are declining, and welcomed Poland’s offer to provide German-made ‘Leopard 2’ heavy armored tanks ‘.

Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced that he would provide 14 Leopard 2 units to Ukraine, and asked for approval from Germany, which produced the Leopard 2.

In response, the President of Ukraine Zelensky thanked Prime Minister Sunak for making a decision that not only strengthens us on the battlefield, but also sends the right signal to our other partners.

Designed for attacking other tanks, the Challenger 2 has been used by the British Army since 1994 and is deployed in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq.

Before Britain, France announced on the 4th that it would support the French AMX-10RC light tank to Ukraine, followed by the US and Germany, respectively, announcing that they would send Radley armored vehicles and armored vehicles Mother of Ukraine.

Prior to the announcement by the British Prime Minister’s Office, Ukrainian authorities said there had been a Russian missile strike for the first time this year in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, targeting infrastructure and other facilities.