![]() Mr Cleverly and Mr Wallace will meet allies to discuss further military support for Kyiv. ![]() ![]() “We also discussed new sanctions on Russia’s missile and drone industry aimed to put an end to Russian missile terror against civilians,” the Ukrainian official tweeted. The Challenger 2 tank is a main battle tank designed to destroy other tanks (Photo: Anatolii Stepanov/Getty)įoreign Secretary, James Cleverly, spoke to Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister, Dmytro Kuleba, and “confirmed his readiness to work together on persuading other nations to provide Ukraine with Western-type tanks”, according to Mr Kuleba. Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces on the side of a road in Lugansk region during the start of the war last year. Mr Zelensky said “tanks, APCs and artillery are exactly what Ukraine needs to restore its territorial integrity” and thanked Mr Sunak, Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, and the “British people for this powerful contribution to our common victory over tyranny”. ![]() “The Prime Minister and ministers are speaking to our allies across the world in the following days and weeks to ramp up the pressure on Putin and to secure a better future for Ukraine.” That’s why we are surging our military support. Mr Sunak’s official spokesman said: “We believe that a long and static war only serves to benefit Russia. The UK will begin training the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use the tanks and guns in the coming days. Each regiment operates 56 Challenger 2 tanks and a similar number of supporting vehicles in tasks such as reconnaissance and ammunition supply. ![]() The regiments are called The Queen’s Royal Hussars, The King’s Royal Hussars, The Royal Tank Regiment, and The Royal Wessex Yeomanry – the reserve regiment. The Challenger 2 is used by four armoured regiments, based in the South West of England at Tidworth, Wiltshire, and Bovington, Dorset. It was designed as a replacement to the Challenger 1 tank in 1986, and has been in service with the British Army since July 1994. The tank was initially built in the UK by Vickers Defence Systems, now BAE Systems and Land Armaments. Low and slow, radar jamming, and sabotage squads: How Ukraine's drones keep hitting Russia 07 August, 2023 Opinion | As the West falters, Zelensky needs to get Saudi Arabia and China onside to win the war 07 August, 2023 Russian 'guided aerial bomb' hit Ukraine blood transfusion centre, says Volodymyr Zelensky 06 August, 2023 ![]()
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