The U.S. will help allies move Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine in an effort to assist the country in protecting its Donbas region amid the Russian invasion, The New York Times reported Friday.
The transfer marks the first time in the conflict that the U.S. has assisted directly to transfer military resources to Ukraine and comes in direct response to a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky has asked the West to transfer weapons for weeks, the source told the Times.
The official told the Times the tanks will give Ukraine the ability to conduct long-range artillery strikes against Russia.
The Hill has reached out to the State Department for comment.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3256 ... inereport/
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Tigray buys 200 T-72 tanks from Ukraine
10th Jun 2011
Ethiopia has ordered more than 200 T-72 tanks worth over US$100 million from Ukraine in one of the largest contracts signed by the Ukrainian arms exporter in more than 15 years.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land- ... m-ukraine/