British Challenger 2 tank 'hit' in Ukraine - BBC News
A video shared on social media appears to show a damaged British-made Challenger 2 tank.
25 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsRussia-Ukraine warBy Thomas Spencer & Alex MurrayBBC VerifyA video shared on social media and analysed by BBC Verify shows a badly-damaged British-made tank.
A Western defence source confirmed to the BBC the footage shows a Challenger 2 tank and that all crew survived.
It is the first verified sighting of a Challenger 2 on the frontline since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
The footage - which shows smoke pouring from the vehicle - follows claims from Ukrainian officials that its forces have breached the first Russian defensive lines in southern Ukraine.
BBC Verify has not confirmed precisely where or when the incident took place.
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