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Information about this appeared on the website of the Dutch Defence Ministry. The tanks will arrive in Ukraine by the end of summer.
The Australian government has announced a new $30 million contract with Thales Australia for the purchase of 15 PMV Bushmaster armoured vehicles.
The Belarusian special forces unit Vityaz is actively using a captured Ukrainian armoured vehicle Kozak-5. The footage was published on the telegram channel of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
The Netherlands will produce 180 CV90 armoured infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine, the purchase of which was financed by the Swedes, the Dutch and the Danes. However, deliveries will not begin until 2026, as the plant responsible for production is yet to be built.
According to open sources, at least 100 Russian T-90M tanks, which Vladimir Putin called "the best in the world," were destroyed during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Romania, according to press reports, may purchase 300 to 500 Korean K2 tanks after successful field tests.
The information was shared by the country's Ministry of Defence. The new aid package includes 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks. They were repaired at the Santa Bárbara Sistemas factory. In addition, Ukraine will receive a large number of anti-tank missiles and excavators. The arms deliveries have already started.
The American company Saab has received a new order from Lithuania for man-portable air defence systems RBS 70 worth $123 million.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that F-16 fighter jets provided by the West will not be able to dramatically change the situation at the front.
This was announced by the representative of the US Department of State, Metthew Miller. We are talking about 2 billion, which will be allocated under the Foreign Military Financing programme. This money will be used to strengthen NATO's eastern flank.
The information was shared by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA. We are talking about a contract worth 2.6 billion zlotys or about $659 million. For this amount the Polish Army will receive 58 vehicles with the new ZSSW-30 combat module. It has a 30 mm Mk.44S automatic cannon, which can use programmable ammunition. Deliveries of the vehicles are scheduled for 2026-2027.
The Spanish defence company Santa Barbara Systems has completed the repair and refurbishment of the first batch of 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks, with nine more tanks of this type to be refurbished by September 2024.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurinas Kasciunas announced plans to create the first Lithuanian tank battalion and purchase new German Leopard 2 tanks.
The German Ministry of Defence has placed a large order for the purchase of several thousand military trucks from Rheinmetall.
The German parliament approved the purchase of 105 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, which will significantly strengthen the capabilities of the Bundeswehr.
