Ukraine will receive 120-140 tanks in the “first wave”.

According to Fars International News Agency, Ukraine’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday that the country will receive 120 to 140 tanks in the “first wave” of aid from its allies, which includes a coalition of 12 countries.

According to the Reuters news agency, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kulba announced at a press conference: “Ukraine’s armed forces will receive 120-140 modern tanks of Western models within the framework of the first wave of tank deliveries. These models include Leopard-2, Challenger-2 and M1 Abrams, and we are counting on receiving the French Leclerc tanks as well.”

Earlier this month, Ukraine’s western allies formally promised the country main battle tanks to help it fight Russia, which is making gradual advances in eastern Ukraine.

Kolba said: “The alliance of tank shippers now has 12 members. “I can note that in the first wave of aid, the Ukrainian armed forces will receive between 120 and 140 Western tanks.”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, whose country has always requested various weapons and assistance from its Western allies since the beginning of Russia’s special operations in this country, stated that Kiev is busy behind the scenes with efforts to attract more countries to send tanks to Ukraine.

“We are continuing to work to both increase the number of members of the Tank Contributors Coalition and receive additional contributions from existing donors,” he said at the press conference.

According to Reuters, Ukraine is planning to launch a major counter-offensive to recapture parts of Russian-controlled territory in the south and east of the country, but the United States has told Kiev that the implementation of these military operations will be delayed until a new wave of Western military aid arrives. Ukraine to suspend.

Ukraine has also expressed concern that Russia may launch a major attack in the coming weeks or months.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said on Monday about the arrival of the country’s Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, these tanks “will arrive in Ukraine this summer, but the exact time has not been confirmed yet.”

On Sunday, the British Ministry of Defense announced in a tweet that the soldiers of the Ukrainian army have arrived in Kiev in order to undergo training in the use of Challenger tanks granted by London.

England was the first country to commit to sending advanced tanks to Ukraine, and Germany and the United States also announced their decision to send their tanks to the Ukrainian army after some conflicts.

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