Ukrainian troops drive British Challengers for the first time during training
2023 ж. 26 Нау.
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Ukrainian tank crews have completed training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK and have returned home to continue their fight against Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion.
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May your arrows fly straight and your aim be true. Godspeed, Ukraine!
To Russian tankers: _"May your turrets fly high and your last will be written."_ Slava Ukraini!
Never mind the arrows, concentrate on the 120 mm shells !
Cringe
@@benmacdui9328Classic Russian
I bet these guys are easy to train. It’s one thing when you join the military knowing that you might have to use this in war one day but maybe not versus you know there’s a war already going on and you’re being trained to go back and immediately engage in warfare makes you want to pay real close attention to every detail
Yep motivation is not a problem
@@SVSky time and time again I hear that Ukrainian troops are extremely motivated to learn as much as they can. The other side doesn’t seem to have the same motivation to train their troops… These Challengers, Leopards, Abrams, etc., are going to make it very difficult for Russia when combined with infantry and artillery also trained by the west. I’m proud Australia is helping with trainers and has supplied many protected mobility vehicles. I’d don’t see a need for our 50+ Abrams M1A1 MBTs either, I think we should be handing them over to Ukraine too, especially considering the planned purchase of M1A2s for The Australian Army(which we also don’t need; ships, submarines, aircraft, missiles and other ammunition are what we need right now!).
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@@Ilmankunniaaeiolemitaan Bravo Two Zero were motivated..
Thank you UK, From France, Slava Ukraini💙💛
These Brits and their tanks are badass. Love that the Ukrainians are getting this help. Love from U.S
Thank you yeah our tanks are badass when it was who modernised the tank that we still use today
@@davidware9549 Short bus ?
@larry zigler NO, NOT BUSSES, TANKS! Here's your helmet and lunchbox, now go slobber on your etch & sketch.
@@OGBlackBridge Sorry did not know about you and little Davy😍
@@larryzigler6812 You complete utter belter. Foxtrot Oscar.
The British have been amazing allies to Ukraine. Slava Veliko Britannia!
Just remember that if uk gets nuked for helping Ukraine
It is a big Team effort. Many are helping. It would be very wrong of me to say take this settlement, Himars here, there etc. The troops are not supporting me!
@@davidfraser9365 problem is I am pretty sure we didn’t have a say in the matter about sending anything over too Ukraine. Now because of our government leaders the people will get the backlash. Every single person has forgotten who helped uk and nato win ww2 let me jog your memory it was Russia who helped us and this is the return we show them. Or maybe you forget Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the world proven fact and you can even google it yourself. You understand the war would have been over with by now if we in uk and other countries didn’t send weapons over we are the ones prolonging this war. All because we listened too usa like always.
They are the devil..careful with them..they never give u anything for free or cuz of their warm hearts
Will they send them back to Britain for repairs.
Glory to Heroes!.... Victory approaches.
Thank you my Brits!!!
God bless the Brits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (from the USA)
Thank you, the UK ❤ 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦 Friend in need is friend indeed 👍
You’re welcome. I can’t think of anything I would want my taxpayer money spent on more than this! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇬🇧
When a country and its people are attacked by a foreign madman like Putin it’s everyone’s responsibility to help. Good luck Ukraine…from Uk
Beautiful tank's thx brits
mind boggling how ukraine is like now a strong military, if you saw these guys 5 years ago you wouldnt be able to tell a russian and a ukrainian apart; now they look like a western superpower
Yes, but Ukrainian civilians are very westernized and modern...whereas Russians still have the old Soviet mentality and are stuck 50 years in the past. Russia never changed.
@@ct92404 its like north korea today, stuck in a time warp 60 years ago old clothing styles and architecture
@@coolbeans7349 Do you think they might have been a little better off back in the time of the Tsar? It seems like back then at least their culture was more developed and they had art and music. I don't think Nicholas II was ever as bad as Stalin. Ever since the communists took over and started the Soviet Union, they turned into a militarized, brutalist dictatorship. And they never changed. It's still the Soviet Union, just with a different name.
Upwards of 300,000 KIA and using press gangs to force young men to the front doesn't sound like a strong military to me
@@ct92404 trouble with Russia is there leaders don't allow change they believe there own lies that there far superior to anything the west has when in reality there leaders have turned Russia miltry in to a joke that cannot even fight Ukraine properly
Challenger 2 is an amazing tank , one of the best in the world. Ukrainians need them and as much as possible.
The Leopards are supposed to be quite handy too. The Polish army has already ordered Black Panthers to replace the Leopards they have sent to Ukraine. I get the feeling that the Poles are enjoying sticking it to Russia.
1:15 Lieutenant Colonel Tim Purbrick has one of the longest range tank kills in history by the way. 1991 Gulf War, Operation Granby.
Good man
The longest tank to tank kill 🇬🇧🫡
This isn't the Gulf War, fool.
Good fact 👌
@@hueylongadmirer55, I think the idea was that their instructor is a top-notch tanker.
English German French Polish Spanish United against an aggressor ! Go Ukraine
Bow to Brits. Your guys rock!!!
Waiting for David Attenborough to explain the majestic hunter, known as the Challenger II.
"We're sitting in this quiet forest watching some Orcs, favorite food of the Challenger II. It's so peaceful . . .💥💥💥💥💥 what the hell was that? Where are the Orcs?"
Oh don't, he wouldn't shut up about the amount of fossil fuels it's burning. He's a puppet to the BBC wokist.
Game changer!!! SLAVA UKRAINE!!!! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
yeah 12 tanks, game chnager. haha
@@juststuff531 hey, did russian scientists, figure out how to make an engine work on Armata tank? Hahaha!!!
@@juststuff531 lol ukraine still got tons of t72 that the nato donates those 12 are just the challengers not including the leopards and the abrams
Imbecil?
@@natamadic Lol the engine was ok, I think it was the transmission that kept breaking. 😂 The story is that during a parade in Moscow, the T-14 kept breaking down with grinding gears, and apparently it even caught fire at one point.
I’m happy that they have hands on. I trust the AFU are a bit happier too. Go On Lads!
Let the Challengers and Leopards bite the Russians! Greetings from Germany
Thank you UK from 🇨🇦
Good luck to these tankers. You've got the best of British training and gear... the eyes of the world are upon you.
Good old Death and Glory Boys training crews.
God how I wish A10 Warthogs were in action there. What a sight and sound that would be.
A10 along side the Vulcan . Saw it once at an air show. Amazing stuff
A10s were almost getting shot down in Iraq with the pilot's even questioning how they survived. Those subsonic hunks would get massacred by SAMS in a modern conflict and that's why they're being retired
Brilliant hope it helps ukraine
Top tanks and top training from the British!!
I don't know why Britts are so proud of their tanks. Have you seen the ruSSian T54 with new wheels?
@@runnermcturtle5893 The T54 now has go faster stripes and a furry dice hanging from the rear view mirror. Formidable.
@@nickaston2468 If I were to make decisions for Britts, I would give all their junk chellengers to Ukraine and replace them with new ones just like Poland is getting rid of German Leopard 2 garbage and getting modern tanks. They all will be up for surprise when they find out that they cannot do any electronic interference with T54.
@@runnermcturtle5893 are we not allowed to be proud?
@@runnermcturtle5893 you mean the ones coming out from museum's that are 80 years old😂..
Use them wisely and win from the UK
Awesome job lads, we miss you here in the EU.☹️
I don't miss them
Nor I
Thank you for your kind comment Lukas.
lets share our cucumbers with our british friends...
We are still here. Just not clones of the great European assimilation 😉
Excellence paired with courage.
For Russia it will be a challenge
Definately a Challenging task overcoming the Challenger... nigh impossible.
@@joetuktyyuktuk8635 The Russians will counter these Challengers with Ford Mustangs. This is their only strategy, probably. Once they run out of Mustangs, maybe Yugos.
Too few challengers
Only 14
@@stillehavet4453 It was doubled to 28... to start with.
THESE tanks make the difference - but they need to come in 3x the quantity and Europe has to understand that NOW it is the war for Europe, there will be no other such war during next 20-30 years. So no reason to keep them in the backhand.
Obviously the matter of fact that many unfortunately seem not to grasp it.
Respect! Let the good fight continue to victory!
Love from Nepal 🇳🇵💖🇬🇧💖🇺🇦Good job 👍 UK
Thanks. Brithens
Glory to the heroes!
Thank you Britain for supporting Ukraine and understanding the threat Russia poses to the world. God bless Ukrainian troops, may your aim be true against the Russian orcs! slava Ukraine! Only a Ukrainian victory will be this war to an end!
Ukraine and Britain are brothers
British citizens know all about being isolated and bombed by a mathematically superior military. added bonus, they also know what it takes to actually be a superior military.
You do realise that the U.K. can’t really even put out a full Brigade? Forget the propaganda blather, the U.K. has a tiny military really, put it into Ukraine and it would be toast really quickly. Kind of like Mike Catt trying to stop Jonah Lomu! No chance at all. There would be no air defence worth mentioning and not enough ammo or artillery. Hope is not a good strategy.
Really? How many “British citizens” are alive who were old enough to remember the Battle of Britain? Please shut up with this stupid nonsense. Here is what is really happening, the stupid b Brits are giving away 10% of their tanks to people who can’t even operate them so that they can virtue signal to their lords and masters in Washington that they are the good guys. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a clown who is below contempt.
Not anymore though. Now we can't even defend ourselves nevermind anyone else
@@BorisRadalivicYeah due to constant budget cuts, nothing to do with our soldiers being poorly trained. Hopefully that changes soon though as the gov has promised military budget increase.
Hopefully new tank production in UK is underway.
There isn't. Old Challenger 2's will be upgraded to Challenger 3, which includes a new turret and gun made by german company Rheinmetall. No new tanks will be produced.
Why don't they stop now they have done enough damage i killed a lot of people very sad people
@@jackienunn8441 because Putin can’t stop without losing power. He will not stop. He would kill millions for another day of power.
@@jackienunn8441 ?
Fat chance. We're basically reskinning the 2 and can't even do that properly since we're outsourcing to a German firm The UK military is well and truly beyond a joke. We'd be better off selling off everything and stocking up on American scraps
Way to go Britain. God bless Ukraine fighting for their freedom.
Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦❤
Great tank! Hopefully the Abrams joins the fight soon.
Nearly 90 Leopards have reached Ukraine this week. Hopefully there will be nothing left for the Abrams to do ... except claim the glory 😀
DON'T FORGET WHEN THE YANKS TURN UP THERE'LL BE NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO AND YOU'LL GET A BIG FAT I.O.U., BEFORE THEY GO HOME TO A HEROES WELCOME CLAIMING THEY SAVED THE WORLD.
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In Iraq in 2003 a Challenger was hit by 70 Soviet made RPGs.... and survived, with the crew unhurt. It also has the most accurate gun of any tank ever made. And it's *finally* being put to good use...
indeed, but 2023 ammo is far more advanced but C2 is very well protected tank
Best protected tank yes but best or most accurate gun, no.
@@Future183 as long as it’s more accurate than what the Russians have that’s all that counts.
@@Future183 yes it does pin point accuracy
@@Redavv are you that stupid the tanks have been tested against newer ammo what the hell do you think they do in testing and mock up wars
All american guy here, ex army, but trust me, them challengers are as good as it gets. And the brits are badass 😎, so professional they will get awesome training.
As a former Drill Sergeant, it’s easy to train recruits or seasoned soldiers when they have high motivation to learn and a high will to fight.
Have you heard of the blackhawk crash that happened yesterday in you former didvsion sir? Truly heartbraking.
Amazing, this thing fires too. in the picture those flames seem menacing..
Look forward to seeing it in action. I used to work on military starters, alternators, turbo`s and tank generators. When you build a landrover snatch starter for Iraq you have to make sure it`s right otherwise they might die because of a mistake. I had the best return rate in our factory. :)
*turbos
@@stfuplsok your exciting. You do realise engineers can not spell. Perhaps you might want to help out with some programming if your that smart.
Good luck lads. Stay safe. Happy huntin .
Well done Britian and Ukraine!! Victory for Ukraine!!
Victory to Ukraine 🎉
As a German comedian put it, this is gonna be like a boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and a three year old.
your a joke
Sad to see these young heroes' lives have been thrown this curve. Glad to see them helped by the Brits. They're in excellent tanks and excellent hands. GOOD HUNTING! Canada.
Onward to victory. 🇺🇦
Ukrainians are incredibly fast learners, especially this stuff where the lives of them, their families and everyone in their country depend on it.
If they're such fast learners, why haven't they learned how to defend their eastern border, so that the Russians could never have crossed it?? Oh, and Crimea, yeah, that Russian cake walk.
@@Bannysadkosays2u Russia is attacking a much smaller country. Hello is someone there?
@@jonybe5854 Yeah hi, mouthpiece, what's up? All I ever see from The Sun is hits by the Ukrainians on the Russians. So the Sun is one-sided, or the Russians haven't taken out a single Ukranian fighter or piece of equipment during their entire campaign. Media is supposed to be neutral, and report both sides of a story if there are two sides to it. Hello, mouthpiece, gfy.
@@Bannysadkosays2u Ukraine's Military, as a direct result of decades of corruption and Soviet / Russian / Moscow neglect, was in a very poor state and barely existed. The 2014 invasion and illegal annexation of Crimea prompted Ukraine to carry out a huge overhaul of its Military, promoting through ranks rather than just academies aimed at people in favour, de-commissioning any old equipment that couldn't be upgraded, re-structuring it to be less Soviet and more resembling Western-style training and structures. To do that in eight years? That *is* fast for a whole Military.
@@Nappanaia also remember that the Highly Praised German Woman of Science Angela Merkel refused to give weapons to Ukraine after Russia started the war in 2014. She also convinced Barack Obama that giving weapons to Ukraine was a very bad idea and that Russia would feel threatened by it! Ukraine got its first Javelin ATGM's from the USA in December 2017.
Hurray for the Brits and their help for Ukraine !
Bovy is a great training area. It takes me back to my training there, Lulworth only down the road from bovy
An incredible weapon! High technologies! Probably one of the three best tanks in the world.
This tank is fantastic! This will bolster Ukraine to victory! Glory to the UK!
Wish you the best brave Soldiers!
We are only a little island but I'm proud to be English if are government deems it fit by helping support Ukraine with aid an better kit in it's fight against the Russian invasion so be it.🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇧
@karmakazi No mate I'm English through an through I live in Britain an from the uk
My hope is that these tanks and tactics will scare the Russians so much that they surrender right away or abandon their equipment and run for home.
They need exile
The trouble with that is... The Wagner men will just shoot any Russian 'cannon fodder' who do decide to hightail it out of there!!!
Say what you like but the Challenger 2 looks a meaner killing machine to me than the competition....... Bring them on.......
The first of many I hope. Slava Ukraini.
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Thank you ukraine and thank you UK 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧 I'm sure it would be the same if we were thrown into T72
That pin on his hat at 1:19 is awesome.
Cant wait to see drone footage of these bad boys kicking butt 👍🏼
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The best armour in the world.
@@alexcaledin4521 And have you ever seen one burn?.????? I will answer that for you no and you never will they are battle tested, but we have seen a lot of Russian junk burn haven’t we? Can you respond please be interested to know what you have to say?
Spectacular pieces of equipment
My favori tank F 4005 Grell15 😎
Hell. It's. About. Damn. Time. 🇺🇦🇵🇱💛💙 Slava Ukraine and Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇵🇱💛💙
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God Bless UK ! You always fight against all tyranny and oppressions! Fighting for freedom and democracy! You are the greatest country in the world ! Greeting from Poland !
1:39 The sound of Putin bumping his head.
I wish my country leaders here in India had the balls to oppose a dictator and give its support to Ukraine. Slava Ukraini 🇮🇳 ❤ 🇺🇦
True! INDIA is supporting a tyrant like Putin by declaring itself as neutral for its own selfish interests. They get cheap oil which helps the Russian war effort causing more destruction of Ukraine. What a bloody shame!
As the worlds largest democracy it’s sad to see. That said you have to power to change this at the ballot box!
Should be interesting seeing as the challenger was specifically designed to take out modern Russian MBTs.
That smoke was actually beautiful as it drifted through the woods behind that Challenger 2. A big thank you is in order for the UK for such speedy delivery. I can't wait to see Leopards, Challengers, and Abrams pounding Russia into submission in eastern Ukraine.
Waiting for the turret tossing
Ukrainians have much support and respect and always will have long after this war is over. One day I will visit Ukraine and pay hommage to all the brave heros who gave their lives for world freedom.
The Russian orcs ain’t going to know what hit them from that far away
Iam from Czech Republic. Would you please explain to me what is "orc" ? ? ? NATO countries can only afford fighting each other, by the way - it has already happened(USA blew up Germanyś Nord stream). Russia is huge superpower and will always be !!!
@@mirekslechta7161 👈🤡
@@gillie-monger3394 Is it picture of you?
@@mirekslechta7161 have you seen the lord of the rings films you will understand what an orc is
@@kaceynewhameastlondonnewha3954 Is it OK, that orc Obama started to kill civilans via drone strikes in third world countries? What about orc Biden who killed the same way 6 school boys in Somalia on January?
Go get them Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤
Thank you Great Britain! Slava Ukraini!
I mean, you know, we've been tuning in to The Sun's vivid portrayals of modern-day war in the Ukraine and it must make the British people terribly proud to see that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's declaration on the streets of Kiev in the early days of the conflict to President Zelensky rings true to today and that is that the UK would stand with the Ukrainian people for as long as it takes to win the war. Johnson has shown to the Ukrainians and its adversaries and its allies that Great Britain is true to its word. One's word is worth more than all the gold in the world to someone whose country has been going up in flames. Now the Ukrainians can see another chapter unfolding as Britain's pride of the battlefield, its legendary Challenger tanks, are now cruising down bomb-cratered side roads and scorched farmlands and destroyed cities attacking enemy fighting and artillery positions with the most advanced and powerful weapons that exist. The Ukraine is getting its promised modern armor and the tens of thousands of British-trained and NATO countries' trained soldiers are now a formidable force to be reckoned with on the front lines of a war that all of us know is going to end one day, but we also know that it might be the beginning of the war that ends all wars if Putin goes mad and flies over the coocoo’s nest...
A+ essay
Excellent thought provoking post Sir!
I see Ukraine as the new UK and Zelensky as the new Churchill. Ukraine has absolutely shown the stiff upper lip against an evil invader. Nor am I the only one to compare Zelensky to Churchill. Putin even conducted spite bombing. The parallels are astounding.
Google depleted uranium exposure on children in Iraq and look at the images. Tell me thats what you want for Ukrainians? Stop sucking up to the Govt and media, they're leading us into ww3 and Putin is going to retaliate for sending delpeted uranium to Ukraine.
The continious support from the UK to Ukraine ,warms my heart ! cheers from Sweden
I'm pretty old now but many years ago (80's) when I first started out as an engineer I trained as an apprentice at RARDE in Chertsey / Chobham where Chobham Armour got its common name. I remember all manner of test rigs there for the Challenger 2, much of it too secret for my restriction level lol. The highlight of my time there was getting taken out in the Challenger 2 round the testing tracks on the other side of the M3. If you've ever driven from the M25 junction down towards Bagshot in Surrey you may have spotted the facility which has changed name and purposes over the years. At the time the fire system was like something out of a sci-fi film, the way it could remain perfectly stable and track a target once acquired. No matter how the tank was driven that barrel remained locked onto the poor sod on the other end. The HESH ammunition it fires will absolutely devastate T72 crew. The only Challenger 2 ever killed in action was taken out by a friendly fire incident using a single HESH round. The Challenger may lack the power of some of the other NATO tank gun but that HESH round can kill at as much as 5km. They won't even see what kills them. The fire control system will put a HESH round right on a T72 while moving and there will be nothing the Russians can do about it. They are not invincible of course but when they play to their strengths I suspect Russian tank commanders will avoid engaging them at all costs.
Roll em, boys! Hell on wheels!
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Compreendo e bem *Assim que os Leopards e Abrams, além de armas de longo alcance MLrs entrarem na Ucrânia,os russos desaparecem assim como a ponte da Crimeia.Heróis , obrigado, Slava 🇺🇦
Когда они зайдут тебя уже не будет, к не счастью
Keep up the good work. Thanks to all who are supporting and helping.
finally updated for right side driving...
Успех!!
@@alexcaledin4521, в лайнян рашистки танк - орките много лошо горят!!....👍💥
Man this puts a smile on my face knowing they're gonna be a little safer and hopefully even more effective.
Bloodbrother band between UK & Ukraine god bless
Tanks are only good, by good training. I hope Ukraine gets best training. Slava Ukraine
i hope you win Slava ukraine , Goood luck , we are all thinking of you ! x From the U.K X Victory is yours X
Does anyone know if the western tanks have been put in action yet or are they still training?
I have not heard anything yet on main battle tanks. I’m sure if they were being used and making a difference the Ukrainians would be quick to put out some footage. I have seen evidence that lighter western fighting vehicles like the M-113 and up armored Hummvees are in use. I think everyone that is on the side of Ukraine is waiting anxiously to see the effect these western main battle tanks will have. My personal belief is that even though the Abrams have already been delivered to Europe they may be the last tanks to enter combat with the leopards most likely being the first.
First challengers and leopards are in Ukraine today. American tanks will be later this year
@@Winstonrodney6989 I know the boys have been training for awhile on some main battle tanks but I haven't heard of them being deployed yet. It's a crappy situation but I want to see them in action.
@@rickbrousseau5372 I hope they get there soon.
God bless UK
Fight without body Armor
The world needs a strong British Military...you guys must re-arm
Why should we? We’re already an invaded and occupied country just look at our PM
lol
I hope we do as well but present government is anti spending on the military or anything else connected with the social structures of the country.
@karmakazi hopefully this war in Ukraine will trigger the chain of events leading to a bunch of Russky nukess kissing the British soil.. You colonialists can go bye bye
WOKE wont let them.
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And how many tanks did they get?