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War in Ukraine: British Challenger tanks could be delivered very soon

2023-01-14T11:09:00.423Z


The United Kingdom is about to announce the dispatch of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, according to the Sun. The Guardian mentions an announcement on Monday.


The weapons delivered to Ukraine continue to go upmarket.

After the announcement of a delivery of AMX-10 armored vehicles by France, and the Polish desire to send Leopard tanks, the United Kingdom could also decide to provide kyiv with advanced armament.

According to information from The

Sun

, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to announce to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky the imminent delivery of a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks.

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In detail, the United Kingdom would immediately send four of these armored vehicles to Eastern Europe, before sending eight others there, explain our British colleagues.

According to the

Guardian

, the official announcement could come as soon as Monday, but the decision would be confirmed.

In recent weeks, the Ukrainian president has constantly put pressure on Western countries to deliver cutting-edge equipment to kyiv.

The country recently estimated that it needed some 300 Western tanks to liberate its territory.

Source: lefigaro

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