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