Ninety vintage Soviet T-72 tanks in the Kiev Army. “The armored vehicles will help us liberate the Ukrainian land. We appreciate this continued support,” President Zelensky tweeted as he thanked the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and the United States for supplying the “refurbished” crawlers.
Another tranche of military aid to Kyiv worth $400 million is coming from the US alone, bringing the Biden administration’s total spending on Ukraine in military spending to $18.9 billion. In detail, the new aid package includes 45 refurbished T-72 tanks, 1,100 Phoenix Ghost drones and 40 armored boats, 250 M1117 armored security vehicles. Actually, the Soviet-made T-72 tanks originated in the Czech Republic, but the Ukrainians know how to use them best.