Kiev received the previously promised Polish PT – 91 Twardy tanks. A video appeared on social networks showing the movement of this armored vehicle through the training ground in western Ukraine. The number of tanks received by the Ukrainians is not yet known.
Kiev and Warsaw agreed on the transfer of the PT-91 Twardy to Ukraine in February this year. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainians can get about 60 of these tanks.
PT – 91 Twardy is a licensed version of Soviet T – 72 tanks. According to military historian Yuri Knutov, Polish equipment is inferior to Soviet counterparts, since PT – 91 Twardy have weaker frontal protection. Some layers of Polish tank armor are missing.
Meanwhile, the Slovak Ministry of Defense reported that a batch of 13 MiG-29 fighters, the transfer of which had been announced to help the Ukrainian armed forces, had been sent to Ukraine. Bratislava also promised to allocate two Kub air defense systems to Kiev.
Such support is very necessary for Kiev on the eve of a possible counter-offensive. According to the spokesman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuriy Ignat, in the event of loss of control of the airspace, the Ukrainian troops will not be able to prevail in the conflict.
Ignat sees the danger in the fact that the Buk air defense system and the S-300 missiles, which play a major role in Ukraine’s air defense, are coming to an end. The F-16 fighters could be a game-changer, but the United States has no plans to send them to the Ukrainians.
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