{"id":118877,"date":"2023-09-05T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=118877"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:53:55","slug":"deadly-uk-4-2m-tank-blown-up-in-ukraine-after-it-was-called-death-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/deadly-uk-4-2m-tank-blown-up-in-ukraine-after-it-was-called-death-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly UK \u00a34.2m tank blown up in Ukraine after it was called death machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first of the UK's deadly Challenger 2 tanks sent to Ukraine to be used against Vladimir Putin's invading forces has been destroyed. <\/p>\n

The \u00a34.2million beast was labelled a \u201cdeath machine\u201d by industry experts just hours before it was later seen in a fiery ball of flames on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to send the tanks to Ukraine in January.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Putin slammed as 'desperate' over 'scrambling for help' from North Korea's Kim Jong-un<\/b><\/p>\n

According to the Ministry of Defence, the tanks are the UK's main battle tanks, built to destroy other tanks.<\/p>\n

However, the first one used in battle has already been destroyed by Russia. <\/p>\n

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A video of the tank in tatters was shared on the Wagner-affiliated Grey Zone Telegram group.<\/p>\n

They said: \u201c(This is) the first documented destroyed British Challenger-2 tank in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, namely the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso in these frames from near Rabotino you can see a destroyed Ukrainian T-64BV tank and two Kozak-7 armoured vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rabotino is actually a small village in the Vologda Oblast in Russia, which means that Ukraine has been sending British-made tanks directly into Russian territory.<\/p>\n

The destruction happened just hours after Ukraine's MoD posted a video on X\/Twitter praising the machines.<\/p>\n

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