6 minutes agoUkraine: Russia is planning offensive on February 24th
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Ukrainian Defence Minister Olexii Reznikov said Russia is preparing a major offensive and warned it could begin on 24 February. He said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and that it could approve something” to mark the anniversary of the invasion, which started in February last year. The week [...]
He said Moscow had amassed thousands of troops and that it could approve something” to mark the anniversary of the invasion, which started in February last year.
Last week, the United States and Germany have announced they will send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, respectively.
Ukraine has said these tanks will help it confront any potential Russian offensive in the spring.
Zelensky has said his country will need at least 300 Leopard tanks to defeat Russia.
Many European states have Leopard 2 tanks in their inventorys, and the German decision implies that some states can make shipments to Ukraine.
Germany hopes some 90 such tanks will be sent to the battlefield.
Poland wants to export 14 Leopard 2 tanks, while Norway has yet to know the exact number.
The UK has been the first NATO member country to have pledged to send modern tanks to Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will send 14 Challenger 2 more modern models of tanks to Ukraine in the British Army.
Russia has begun its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has more tanks than Ukraine, but the models Moscow has are very inferior compared to Western tanks.
