American tanks soon on the front? This Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Telegram that “Abrams tanks are already in Ukraine and are preparing to reinforce our brigades”, “good news”, according to him.
The delivery of these tanks to Kiev was announced last week by US President Joe Biden during a visit to Volodymyr Zelensky’s White House, seeking additional support in the midst of the Ukrainian counteroffensive to liberate the territories occupied by Russia.
Controversial ammunition
“Next week, the first American Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine,” Joe Biden said last Thursday, in the presence of the Ukrainian president, who was making his second visit to Washington since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The Democratic president also announced that he had approved a new tranche of military aid to kyiv, estimated by the Pentagon at about $325 million.
The United States has promised a total of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, equipped with 120mm depleted uranium munitions. These munitions can pierce armor, but are controversial due to toxic risks to the military and the public.
Source: BFM TV
