Copyright © 2021 Euromaidanpress.com

The work of Euromaidan Press is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation

When referencing our materials, please include an active hyperlink to the Euromaidan Press material and a maximum 500-character extract of the story. To reprint anything longer, written permission must be acquired from [email protected].

Privacy and Cookie Policies.

UK to supply 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine in “coming weeks,” followed by around 30 AS90 SPGs

A Challenger 2 Main Battle of the British Army patrolling outside Basra, Iraq, in 2003. File photo: defenceimagery.mod.uk

The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that the UK will send tanks and self-propelled guns (SPGs) to aid the Ukrainian offensive, according to a press release published on the British Government’s website on 14 January. The report says that the PM is “set to accelerate the UK’s diplomatic and military support to Ukraine in the weeks ahead in a bid to push Russia further back and secure a lasting peace.”

“Sending Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine is the start of a gear change in the UK’s support. A squadron of 14 tanks will go into the country in the coming weeks after the Prime Minister told President Zelenskyy that the UK would provide additional support to aid Ukraine’s land war. Around 30 AS90s, which are large, self-propelled guns, operated by five gunners, are expected to follow. The Defence Secretary will set out further details of this support in the House of Commons on Monday [January 16],” the report reads.

As  the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches in late February, UK PM Sunak has stressed the need for an international strategy to “break the stalemate” as UK defense and security officials “believe a window has opened up where Russia is on the backfoot due to resupply issues and plummeting morale.”

The UK is going to start the training of the Ukrainian troops to operate the Challenger tanks and the AS90 guns “in the coming days.”

Mirror reported that the UK sends “Apache helicopters armed with deadly Hellfire missiles to Ukraine” in a move hailed as a ‘game-changer’ in Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion. The British Ministry of Defense, however, later denied media reports that it allegedly plans to supply the AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to Ukraine.

Read also:

Britain plans to send tanks to Ukraine, British PM’s spox confirms

Already five countries ready to send Ukraine Leopard 2 tanks, waiting for Germany’s permission

The UK is considering supplying Ukraine with tanks for the first time — Sky News

 

You could close this page. Or you could join our community and help us produce more materials like this.  We keep our reporting open and accessible to everyone because we believe in the power of free information. This is why our small, cost-effective team depends on the support of readers like you to bring deliver timely news, quality analysis, and on-the-ground reports about Russia's war against Ukraine and Ukraine's struggle to build a democratic society. A little bit goes a long way: for as little as the cost of one cup of coffee a month, you can help build bridges between Ukraine and the rest of the world, plus become a co-creator and vote for topics we should cover next. Become a patron or see other ways to support. Become a Patron!
Total
0
Shares