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4.1.22
The Biden administration will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to bolster Ukrainian defenses in the country’s eastern Donbas region, a U.S. official said on Friday. The decision to act as an intermediary to help transfer the Soviet-made tanks, which Ukrainian troops know how to use, comes in response to a request from President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, the official said. It marks the first time in the war that the United States has helped transfer tanks. The official said the transfers would begin soon, but declined to say how many tanks would be sent, or from which countries they would come. They will allow Ukraine to conduct long-range artillery strikes on Russian targets in Donbas, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. The tanks’ arrival could be another signal of a new phase in the war, which is five weeks old and has been dominated by Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and installations from the air, and a stalled Russian advance on the ground. Earlier this week, Russian officials indicated that they were refocusing their efforts on eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian soldiers since 2014.
Ukraine had already found one source of tanks, capturing at least 161 from Russia on the battlefield, according to the military analysis site Oryx, though Russia has also destroyed a number of Ukrainian tanks. For its part, Russia has captured 43 Ukrainian tanks, according to analysts who study photos and videos on social media. The decision to help transfer the tanks comes as the Ukrainian military has continued to turn back Russia’s ground advance. Pentagon officials have been quick to point out that Russia’s pivot to Donbas and away from capturing Kyiv, the capital, might be a necessity for Moscow after Russian forces stalled out in the central part of the country.
Why wouldn't they be in good shape? Russia is known for it's outstanding arsenal
If that's the case, what is the hold up on the Soviet era Mig fighters? Doesn't the same logic apply?U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine (Published 2022)
The transfer, a response to a request from Ukraine’s president, will mark the first time the Biden administration has helped send tanks in the five-week-old war.www.nytimes.com
I would guess Poland and/or the Baltic States as the leading transfer candidates. Hopefully, they are all in good working condition and can enter the fray immediately.
If that's the case, what is the hold up on the Soviet era Mig fighters? Doesn't the same logic apply?
And yet, that's exactly what Zolensky has been asking for time and time again.The MiGs wouldn't last long in that S-300/S-400 heavy environment.
And yet, that's exactly what Zolensky has been asking for time and time again.
I think NATO should stop trying to manage this war that far from the front lines, and just give Zolensky what he's asking for.
He's far closer to, and far more knowledgeable of, the situation there than anyone in NATO.
If that's the case, what is the hold up on the Soviet era Mig fighters? Doesn't the same logic apply?
I don't pretend that he's not getting advice from this military leaders, of course he is.Zelenskyy is a comedian/politician with not a lick of military experience.
I think I'd be inclined to pitch the Poles something like a 30% off deal, to get it done.The Poles wouldn't give them up without getting something in return, most likely bloc F-16s.
How long before Bozo Biden decides to renege, fearing it would "escalate things"?U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine (Published 2022)
The transfer, a response to a request from Ukraine’s president, will mark the first time the Biden administration has helped send tanks in the five-week-old war.www.nytimes.com
I would guess Poland and/or the Baltic States as the leading transfer candidates. Hopefully, they are all in good working condition and can enter the fray immediately.
And yet, he's managed to lead his country in beating the ever-loving snot out of a military that outnumbered AND outgunned his country 2 to 1.Zelenskyy is a comedian/politician with not a lick of military experience.
If that's the case, what is the hold up on the Soviet era Mig fighters? Doesn't the same logic apply?
And yet, that's exactly what Zolensky has been asking for time and time again.
I think NATO should stop trying to manage this war that far from the front lines, and just give Zolensky what he's asking for.
He's far closer to, and far more knowledgeable of, the situation there than anyone in NATO.
Zelenskyy is a comedian/politician with not a lick of military experience.
And yet, he's managed to lead his country in beating the ever-loving snot out of a military that outnumbered AND outgunned his country 2 to 1.
U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine (Published 2022)
The transfer, a response to a request from Ukraine’s president, will mark the first time the Biden administration has helped send tanks in the five-week-old war.www.nytimes.com
I would guess Poland and/or the Baltic States as the leading transfer candidates. Hopefully, they are all in good working condition and can enter the fray immediately.
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