Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36264

Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025

Question

Brian Leishman

LabourAlloa and Grangemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the UK last supplied Ukraine with tank shells containing depleted uranium.

Answer

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.