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Ukrainian defenders arrive in UK to train on Challenger 2 tanks

29 January, 2023 Sunday
22:00

On January 29, Ukrainian soldiers arrived in the United Kingdom for training on Western Challenger 2 tanks

This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense on Facebook.

"Ukrainian tank crews have arrived in the UK to begin training for their continued fight against Russia," the statement said.

The press service emphasized that the UK will hand over Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine along with other partner countries, thus "demonstrating the strength of support for Ukraine, internationally."



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