According to the news of the Telegram channel, the British Challenger 2 tank destroyed by the Russian army was videotaped; It is assumed that this was the first destroyed British tank put into service of the Ukrainian army.military history“.
In the message, “It is reported that the first Challenger 2 tank of the British was destroyed near Rabotino. It is claimed that the vehicle allocated to the reserve 82nd Specialized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed by an artillery attack.”
The Challenger 2 is the main British battle tank, 14 units of which are put into service with the Ukrainian army. At the same time, British tanks were supplied to the reserve brigades and were not used in combat for a long time, since the beginning of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction.
Previously, the 82nd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine participated in the counterattack, recently during the first battles. beginning lost equipment and lost at least 10% of the American M1132 Stryker armored vehicles.
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