Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said “everything is going according to plan” over the supply of the tanks, with Ukrainians expected to start training on the Challengers shortly.
In the Commons, defence minister Alex Chalk said the UK will begin training Ukrainian soldiers in how to use and fix the contingent of tanks “next week, on Monday”.
On when Challenger 2 tanks would arrive in Ukraine, he added: “The intention is that it will be at the end of March, and between now and then a really significant programme of training, not just for the tank crews who are to operate this vehicle, but also for those who will be charged with maintaining it.”
In a statement, Mr Zaluzhnyi said 47 winged missiles were destroyed by the Ukrainian military, 20 of them in the area of the capital Kyiv.
He added three out of four X-59 controlled air missiles “failed to achieve their goals”.
Mr Zaluzhnyi stated: “The goal of the Russians remains unchanged – psychological pressure on Ukrainians and destruction of critical infrastructure. But we can not be broken!”
The missile attacks killed at least 11 people, said Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesman for Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, and injured 11 more.
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