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Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

Asked by Brian LeishmanLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 14 March 2025UIN 36263

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK-supplied Challenger tanks being deployed by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia are equipped with shells containing depleted uranium.

Answered by Luke Pollard

We have sent thousands of rounds of Challenger 2 ammunition to Ukraine, including depleted uranium armour-piercing rounds. For operational security reasons, we will not comment on Ukrainian usage rates for the rounds provided.

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