Ukraine: Depleted Uranium
Commons · Question 36263 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Brian Leishman
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
Answered by Luke Pollard, 14 Mar 2025
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.