{"id":2022580,"date":"2023-09-05T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-ukraine-in-first-combat-loss-for-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T18:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:29:09","slug":"british-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-ukraine-in-first-combat-loss-for-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-ukraine-in-first-combat-loss-for-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"First combat loss for British Challenger 2 tank as it gets destroyed in Ukraine."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritish-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-ukraine-in-first-combat-loss-for-vehicle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A British-made Challenger 2 tank \u2062destroyed in combat in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting footage \u200chas emerged showing the destruction of a British-made Challenger 2\u200c tank in combat, marking the first time one of these formidable vehicles has been taken down. The Challenger \u200c2, often hailed as one of the world&#8217;s best tanks, is the British equivalent \u2063of\u2064 the American M1A2 Abrams tank. Its advanced armor, shrouded\u200b in secrecy, is \u200dsaid to make it\u200c the most well-protected tank on Earth, \u200baccording to experts.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the world witnessed the shocking \u2062aftermath of the tank&#8217;s demise through a video captured by a Ukrainian\u2062 soldier passing by in a car. Later, \u2063Russian forces confirmed the wreckage to be that\u200c of a \u2064Challenger 2,\u2064 using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-assisting-after-blasts-at-equatorial-guinea-military-barracks\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy assisting after blasts at Equatorial Guinea military barracks\">drone footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Conflicting accounts of the tank&#8217;s destruction<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-forces-kill-2-terrorists-who-carried-out-shooting-attack\/\" title=\"Israeli forces kill 2 terrorists in shooting attack.\">exact circumstances surrounding<\/a> the tank&#8217;s destruction remain unclear,\u2063 with Russian\u200c and Western sources offering different explanations. A Western defense \u200dsource revealed to the\u200d BBC that \u200dthe tank was \u2062immobilized by a mine, which triggered a fire in the rear\u200d fuel compartment. While it \u200clay incapacitated, a Lancet drone targeted it. Fortunately, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-black-hawk-helicopters-involved-in-training-accident-in-utah\/\" title=\"Two Black Hawk Helicopters Involved in Training Accident in Utah\">crew members survived<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, many Russian\u2064 sources dispute this account.\u2062 Military analyst Dmitry Kornev believes that\u2062 the damage was \u2064&#8221;definitely&#8221; not\u200c caused by a mine. He suggests that the tank was ambushed and\u2063 struck from above\u200d or the \u200dside by \u200ba helicopter or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-ukraine-in-first-combat-loss-for-vehicle\/\" title=\"First combat loss for British Challenger 2 tank as it gets destroyed in Ukraine.\">anti-tank-guided missile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u2064 blow to British military pride<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to this incident, the British military proudly boasted that no\u2063 Challenger 2 had ever been lost to enemy fire since its introduction in 1994. Even as of now, the British Ministry of Defense website still makes this claim.\u2064 However, \u200cthe\u200c reality has now shattered this myth.<\/p>\n<p>The Challenger 2 \u200chas a history of\u2063 combat experience, having served in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Iraq. In fact, one Challenger 2 was \u200btragically lost in\u200c Iraq in \u20642003 \u2064due to friendly fire from another Challenger 2.<\/p>\n<h3>Russian\u200c response and ongoing conflict<\/h3>\n<p>Russian media and officials wasted no time in celebrating the loss of the Challenger 2. Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia&#8217;s deputy permanent\u200c representative\u200b to \u2063the United Nations, \u200dsarcastically congratulated their &#8220;former British partners&#8221; on\u200d social media, urging them to update their information on the supposedly &#8220;invincible&#8221; tank.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the\u200c United Kingdom, \u2064after initially hesitating, announced in January \u200cthat it would be sending 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. However, these tanks have remained in reserve, \u200cas no combat footage featuring them\u2062 has emerged \u200byet.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Ukraine has also suffered losses\u200b of its new German-made Leopard \u200ctanks during its summer\u2062 counteroffensive in\u2064 the Zaporizhzhia region. Although the country\u2063 is still awaiting the delivery of promised American\u200c Abrams tanks, it is expected\u2063 to receive them soon.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, visit\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>to its advanced armor and firepower capabilities. However, the recent incident in Ukraine highlights its vulnerability. The footage serves as a reminder that even the most formidable tanks can be destroyed in combat, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of warfare and the need for continuous advancements in military technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2022581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}