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Reznikov confirms Ukraine having received British Challenger 2 tanks

He thanked the UK for its support.

Reznikov confirms Ukraine having received British Challenger 2 tanks
Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov on a Challenger 2 tank
Photo: Video screenshot

Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov confirmed on Twitter that Ukraine had received British Challenger 2 tanks.

The Ukrainian Defence Minister thanked the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, and his British counterpart, Ben Wallace.

Recently, tankers who were trained in the UK to operate Challenger 2 tanks have returned to Ukraine. They are expected to be in combat positions by the spring offensive.

Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that German Leopard tanks had been handed over to Ukraine. Ukraine has so far received 18 Leopard tanks from Germany.

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