Britain will deliver its Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. The Prime Minister of the country, Rishi Sunak, ordered the first batch to be sent immediately. This is reported by The Independent.
As reported, the British Prime Minister agreed to send a squadron of tanks to Ukraine. According to unofficial information, four Challenger 2 tanks will initially be sent to Eastern Europe, and soon Britain will deliver eight more units of this equipment.
According to The Sun tabloid, which refers to a source in Sunak's administration, the British Prime Minister will inform Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyi about his decision to deploy heavy equipment on Saturday.
"The Prime Minister made it clear that Great Britain must fulfill its obligations to Ukraine, and this includes providing what is necessary for self-defense and changing the balance of the battlefield," the interlocutor said.