Media: Ukraine will receive 40 Greek BMP-1s today

By: Myroslav Trinko | 03.11.2022, 10:22
Media: Ukraine will receive 40 Greek BMP-1s today

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive Greek infantry fighting vehicles.

Here's What We Know

The European Pravda (Eurointegration) writes about this. The question is about 40 BMP-1 (official name BMP-1A1 Ost). The President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou and the Minister of Defense of Greece Nikos Panayiotopoulos will hand them over to Ukraine during the visit to Kiev today.

BMP-1A1 Ost

Flashback

Greece is sending its armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a circular exchange. Instead of the BMP-1 it will receive German Marder combat vehicles. The first six units arrived in Greece on 17 October. Germany will send a total of 40 infantry fighting vehicles to the Greeks.

Marder BMPs

Source: Eurointegration