The Pentagon plans to begin deliveries of American Abrams tanks to Ukraine this fall, the agency reported. Reutersciting sources.
The Associated Press recently announced that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to speed up deliveries tanks to Kiev by sending repaired old vehicles instead of new Abrams models.
Initially, US officials intended to transfer 31 new Abrams M1A2 tanks to Ukraine, which could take a year or two, but later it was decided to send older models – the M1A1, which can be taken from army stocks and shipped within 8-10. moon.
Former US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth statedIt may take more than a year for Washington to deliver the M1 Abrams tanks to Kiev.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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