United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36263
Ukraine: Depleted Uranium
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6 March 2025
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14 March 2025 · Answer
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14 March 2025
Summary
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.
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6 March 2025
Written 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.
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14 March 2025
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-06/36263
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1782096
- uk · wq-1782096 · source updated 14 March 2025