The first of Britain's Challenger 2 main battle tanks have arrived in Ukraine, with the country's Defence Minister giving the UK the thumbs up as he took a ride in the heavy armour that will soon take on Vladimir Putin's invaders.
Britain said in January it would send 14 of the tanks to Ukraine, which is preparing for a possible counter-offensive against Russian forces that invaded 13 months ago.
Oleksii Reznikov wrote on Twitter that the tanks had 'recently arrived in our country' and posted a video that showed him sitting in one of a long line of tanks in an open field, all of them flying Ukraine's yellow and blue flag.
'It was a pleasure to take the first Ukrainian Challenger 2 MBT (main battle tank) for a spin,' Reznikov wrote. 'These fantastic machines will soon begin their combat missions,' he added, tagging Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as well as Wallace.
In the video, he gave the thumbs up sign and thanked British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for the tanks, as they tore around the muddy field.