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Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ukraine: Depleted Uranium

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many depleted uranium rounds the UK supplied to Ukraine for use with the Challenger 2 tanks; and how many of those rounds have been fired.

Answer

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
181335
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Ammunition Armed conflict Russia Ukraine Depleted uranium Military aid Challenger tanks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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