In the coming weeks, the US will begin training Ukrainian forces to operate and repair US Abrams tanks. According to this Policy According to two representatives from the US Department of Defense, American-made Abrams tanks, which the Ukrainians will use for training, will arrive in Germany in the coming weeks.
31 M1A1 Abrams tanks are expected to arrive at the Grafenwöhr training ground in Germany by mid- to late May. Training will begin in a week or two after the tanks have passed their maintenance period.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will announce this move at a press conference after the 11th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine at Ramstein Air Base.
The training of the soldiers is planned to take about 10 weeks. About 250 Ukrainian soldiers will attend the course.
At the same time, Politico sources point out that the tanks that the Ukrainian armed forces will train in Germany are different from those that will eventually arrive in Ukraine for use on the battlefield.
Sabrina Singh, former Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson statedHe said US authorities plan to ship Abrams tanks to Kiev before the end of this year.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in March supply Kiev Abrams will not produce tanks from the Pentagon’s arsenals and new vehicles for Ukraine, as was previously assumed.