Ukraine is among the three most armed countries in Europe (VIDEO)

Ukraine is in 8th place in defense spending in the world, and 3rd in Europe, after Great Britain and Germany.

Ukraine’s defense spending in 2023 increased by 51% compared to 2022 (to $64.8 billion). By the way, the first place in this ranking belongs to the United States (916 billion), second to China (296 billion), and third to Russia (109 billion).

Meanwhile, the calculation does not include assistance from the West. In the meantime, Germany will transfer another Patriot system to Ukraine, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “And this is the example that other members of the Alliance should follow,” he noted.

The German publication Bild, for its part, writes that the Russian army is bringing to Moscow dozens of samples of Western equipment from 12 countries, which they managed to capture or destroy at the front. The parade on May 9 will feature a Leopard tank, Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, Marder infantry fighting vehicle and other equipment.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces withdrew American Abrams tanks from the contact line due to constant attacks by Russian UAVs, writes the American agency Associated Press. According to the AP, Ukraine lost 5 of the 31 Abrams tanks it received.