Ukrainians Given Depleted Uranium Training

Ukrainians Given Depleted Uranium Training

The British Defence Ministry has shown Ukrainian soldiers handling depleted uranium armor-piercing rounds in a video released to mark the completion of their training on Challenger 2 tanks.

Instructors from the UK and at least one American officer can be seen in the MoD footage released on Monday. They spent weeks training Ukrainians how to use the main battle tanks.

London previously pledged to send 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Kiev, some of which have already reached Ukraine. The US has promised several M1 Abrams MBTs, while several NATO members have already delivered German-made Leopards. All Western tanks require a crew of four, including a manual loader, unlike the three-man teams of Ukraine’s original tank fleet of T-64s and T-72s.