British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in Ukraine in first combat loss for vehicle

By Brady Knox

Published September 5, 2023 10:16pm ET

British Challenger 2 tank destroyed in Ukraine in first combat loss for vehicle — Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, second right, bottom, posed with Ukrainian soldiers during a visit at Bovington Camp, a British Army military base where they were training on Challenger 2 tanks, in Dorset, England, Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023.

A British-made Challenger 2 tank was destroyed in combat in Ukraine, footage showed, marking the first time that one of the vehicles has been destroyed in combat.

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