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) the number of converted Challenger 3 tanks to find out if the lessons of the conflict in Ukraine mean that we need a larger tank fleet,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

Wallace also noted that the UK would put a squadron of Challenger 2 tanks on high alert.

Earlier, the minister called on the German authorities to approve the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

Prior to this, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about plans to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems.