2023-04-27 18:00:00
“230 tanks and 1,550 armored vehicles delivered to Ukraine”, according to Jens Stoltenberg
“Allies and partners of the contact group led by the United States have sent to Ukraine 230 tanks, 1,550 armored vehicles and significant quantities of ammunition, or 98% of the equipment promised, to equip nine new armored brigades”NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced during a press conference with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. “All in all, therefore, the Ukrainians have the capabilities they need to take back more territory”, said the head of the Atlantic Alliance. Jens Stoltenberg has, in fact, called for “never underestimate” Russia : “Russian forces may lack quality, but they make up for it in quantity, and Moscow continues to mobilize more personnel. » “We will be with Ukraine for as long as it takes and we will provide what it needs”assured the Norwegian official.
Since the start of the Russian offensive in February 2022, NATO members have also provided Soviet-made air defense systems, artillery and Mig-29 fighter jets held by Poland and the Republic Czech. They have also trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on the weapons used by NATO armies.
But, despite this estimate of 98% of the promised equipment already delivered – difficult to confirm – certain major weapons will not be deliverable or usable, including training, for many months.
The United States will only deliver Abrams tanks by the fall, the Pentagon said in March. Which should only take place in principle after the expected Ukrainian counter-offensive. And many of the equipment delivered merely replaced old ones that had been destroyed in combat since the start of the war.
In addition, Ukraine is in great difficulty with its ammunition stocks, the daily use of which exceeds delivery rates and forces Kiev units to a form of combat rationing. “Classified documents recently leaked from the US Department of Defense warn that Ukrainian air defense is almost out of missiles”wrote Mark Cancian of the American think tank CSIS on Tuesday.
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