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Annika Burgess with wires

Can Western-made heavy tanks push back Russian troops and break the Ukraine war stalemate?

The war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, but the battle balance may be set to shift after Britain announced it will send Kyiv the Western-made heavy tanks it has long been calling for. 

Western leaders have been treading carefully, continuously resisting pleas from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more powerful battle tanks, which will help push back Russia's invasion. 

The UK has now delivered a concrete pledge, announcing over the weekend it would send 14 Challenger 2 tanks.

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