Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 36264
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, when the UK last supplied Ukraine with tank 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.