The Ukrainian army began training in the management of American Abrams tanks in Germany. The newspaper writes that this refers to the Pentagon’s statement. New York Times.
According to the publication, the first group of about 400 Ukrainian soldiers began learning how to operate and maintain the American M1 Abrams tanks.
According to the NYT, around 200 soldiers launched a combined weapons briefing at Grafenvoor and Hohenfels on May 26. Another 200 soldiers began training in tank refueling and maintenance.
Former Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder aforementioned 31 Abrams tanks delivered from the USA to Germany are planned to be used only for the training of the Ukrainian army, so that they will not be used in combat operations.
before the Pentagon declarationThat the United States is doing everything possible to accelerate the supply of Abrams tanks to Ukraine and plans to hand over these tanks in early autumn this year.