Challenger 2 Tank Destroyed in Ukraine, a First From Enemy Fire
Challenger 2s are considered one of the world’s most effective and battle-tested tanks, protected by heavy armor and boasting of a very accurate main gun.
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A British-made Challenger 2 main battle tank was destroyed by enemy fire for the first time as Kyiv presses its counteroffensive against Russian troops in the occupied southeast.
A video of a destroyed tank near Robotyne, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region liberated by Ukrainian forces last month, was posted on social media Monday. A UK defense official who wished not to be named confirmed the tank — a model that Britain has used for almost three decades — was destroyed. It wasn’t clear whether the crew survived.