2023-04-27 20:41:24
TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO UKRAINE
NATO allies and their partners have provided Ukraine with 230 combat tanks and 1,550 armored vehicles to help counter the Russian offensive and retake territory, AFP reports. The information was communicated on Thursday by NATO Secretary General 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”, he detailed during a press conference.
Since the start of the Russian offensive in February 2022, NATO members have also provided Soviet-made anti-aircraft defense systems, artillery and MIG-29 fighter jets held by Poland and Russia. Czech Republic. On the troop side, they have also trained tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on the weapons used by the NATO armies. Unfortunately, some major weapons won’t be deliverable or usable, including training, for many months.
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