Ukraine received 98% of the promised combat vehicles ahead of its anticipated counteroffensive
Ukraine announced that it received over 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks, and vast amounts of ammunition. These are just among military related equipment and ammunition that NATO and NATO partner countries promised to provide Ukraine. The Ukrainians are continuing to slug it out with the Russians and are expected to conduct a counteroffensive in the near future.
From Fox News:
NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia’s invasion and war, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as contemplates launching a counteroffensive.
Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, Ukraine’s allies have sent “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
More than 30,000 troops are estimated to make up the new brigades. Some NATO partner countries, such as Sweden and Australia, have also provided armored vehicles.
“This will put Ukraine in a strong position to continue to retake occupied territory,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.
His comments came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “long and meaningful” phone call in their first known contact since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than a year ago.
Though Zelenskyy said he was encouraged by Wednesday’s call and Western officials welcomed Xi’s move, the development didn’t appear to bring about any immediate shift in peace prospects.
Fox News has the rest of the story here.
It looks like the tractor is pulling a Patton Tank
Na, Bro. Walker Bulldog WWII light tank
Walker Bulldog was post-WWII. Didn’t last too long in our inventory but I was popular with our allies. The ARVN apparently liked them and the small crew compartment wasn’t as much of an issue with them.
The cannon length makes me think it’s an M24 Chaffee rather than an M41.
How much of what was delivered was lost to corruption? NBC put it at least 30% before story was pulled. Videos of Ukrainians on the front put it closer to 80%.
I dunno, let’s ask Africa
Wonder how many will survive?
So how about support aka parts and Maintenance training which will be necessary to keep that equipment running and fighting? I’ve read in History Books about how during WWII the Russians abandoned the lend/lease equipment we supplied them as soon as it broke down and in this instance a US Army Unit got their Studebaker trucks running again simply by cleaning the spark plugs!
The MIC grins.