Ukrainian crews complete UK training on Challenger 2 tanks
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the Ukrainian soldiers ‘return to their homeland better equipped, but to no less danger’.
Ukrainian crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK and returned home to continue their fight against Russia’s invasion.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the Ukrainian soldiers “return to their homeland better equipped, but to no less danger”.
Members of Kyiv’s armed forces travelled to Britain shortly after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced in January that the UK would send 14 Challenger 2 tanks to help oust the Kremlin’s invaders from Ukraine.
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