Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36263
Ukraine: Depleted Uranium
Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Question
Brian Leishman
Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth
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.
Answer
Luke PollardWe 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.