 Ukrainian tankers to start training on Challenger-2 tanks in the UK. Ukrainian troops will shortly start their training on the Challenger-2 tanks in Britain. Vadim Pristayko, the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, said in the Radio Savoboda broadcast, the crews are about to start the training in Britain. The heavy artillery systems crews are already training. Tankers will arrive soon as well, he said. Pristayko states that training will not take long since, as British instructors say, Ukrainian troops are highly motivated and learn very quickly. Pristayko states, it takes five weeks to train infantry here. We have trained 10,000 and have started to train 20,000 more since the beginning of the new year. It is hard to estimate how many tankers we will need to train. Moreover, there are also artilleryists, mechanics, commanders, Pristayko said. I think a month, a month and a half will be enough. If needed, training will be prolonged, as it was earlier, he added. Pristayko also stressed that the tanks are already being prepared to be sent to Ukraine. The tanks we are supposed to be supplied with are already being prepared to be sent to Ukraine, the ambassador revealed. On January the 14th, the British authorities officially confirmed that Ukraine will be supplied with Challenger-2 tanks. The UK Defence Secretary confirmed the supply of 14 tanks. The report states that UK defence and security officials believe that a window has opened in which Russia is retreating due to supply problems and plummeting morale. The UK Prime Minister is therefore urging allies to deploy the support planned for 2023 as soon as possible to achieve maximum effect. Sending Challenger-2 tanks to Ukraine is the start of a gear change in the UK support. A squadron of 14 tanks will go into the country in the coming weeks. Around 30 AS-90 SPHs, which are large, self-propelled guns operated by five gunners, are expected to follow.