The first Bradley fighting vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks – Pentagon » Word and Deed
The first deliveries of infantry fighting vehicles Bradley should arrive in Ukraine in the “relatively near future”.
About this to the journalists of the publication “Voice of America” a high-ranking Pentagon official.
A representative of the US Ministry of Defense clarified that it is about weeks.
“In the last announced weapons package, we focused on giving the Ukrainians capabilities that they can use now to change the balance of power on the battlefield.”– added the Pentagon official.
In the previous two military aid packages, the United States announced the transfer of 109 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which are “tank killers”, to Ukraine.
After that, the Ukrainian military organized several weeks of training on these systems in Germany.
At the same time, speaking about the current standoff on the battlefield in Ukraine, the senior Pentagon official added that after serious losses in Bakhmut, the aggressor country is trying to strengthen its positions on the entire front line with tens of thousands of mobilized troops.
At the same time, according to him, these soldiers are “poorly equipped, poorly trained, and they are rushed to the battlefield.”
The Pentagon confirmed that despite Russian offensive efforts, the Ukrainian military continues to successfully maintain formation and defend Bakhmut.
this one, that the United States separated Ukraine a new large-scale military aid package, the volume of which is 2.5 billion dollars. Within the framework of the current tranche Washington transfer to Kyivin particular, 59 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and 90 Stryker armored vehicles, as well as NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems and Avenger air defense systems.
It should be noted that the participants of the Rammstein-8 meeting failed to reach a single decision regarding supply of tanks to Ukraine. Some countries opposed it and found their arguments valid.
Previously at the Pentagon explainedwhy the transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine does not make sense now.
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