Ukraine War: Britain is Now Making Spare Parts For Old Soviet Tanks
UK has reverse-engineered old Soviet designs from tank parts and documents held in museums to keep Ukraine’s army going.
UK has reverse-engineered old Soviet designs from tank parts and documents held in museums to keep Ukraine’s army going.
Russia lost more tanks than it had at the start of the war, but can regenerate from reserves for several more years, think tank warns.
Only a “very small number” of modern battle tanks provided to Ukraine from Germany are still in use, a Bundestag parliamentarian has revealed.
Abrams battle tanks are now in Ukraine for the first time and are being prepared to “reinforce our brigades”, Zelensky said on Monday.
Warzone footage emerged appearing to show a British-made Challenger in flames, which may be the first ever loss of the platform to enemy fire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare admission of loss, but Ukraine says they’ve destroyed twice as many.
While Ukraine celebrates counteroffensive taking back territory from Russian occupation, Kremlin makes boast about ‘trophy’ tanks.
Against a background of Ukrainian battlefield losses of Western-built tanks, Kyiv is asking Germany to send more armour east.
Ukraine has sent Western tanks into battle with Russia for the first time as the counteroffensive appears to have started in earnest.
Controversial diplomat demanded more equipment, said Germany has been “small-minded” in not working towards strategic victory.
Western tanks are now arriving in Ukraine in larger numbers, including consignments of British Challenger 2 and German Leopard 2 MBTs.
Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles has announced that her country will be providing an additional four Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine, along with more infantry vehicles.
A Belgian man who bought 50 Leopard I tanks in poor condition at rock-bottom prices is asking as much as a million euros per vehicle as Belgium and other countries look to supply Ukraine.
Over four in ten Germans believe the sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine have done more harm to their country than Russia.
Germany’s decision to keep sending weapons abroad has left the country’s own armoury “bare”, the country’s army chief has warned.
The German government officially announced Wednesday its Leopard 2 main battle tanks are approved for use in Ukraine, with other countries given the chance to do the same.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has publicly demanded that Ukraine be admitted into NATO and be handed more guns from the West to fight Russia.
Poland will seek German permission Monday to send Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of a broader coalition of support, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has confirmed.
Military aid due to be sent from Western nations to Ukraine will only “prolong the suffering” of the country, Russia has warned.
The U.S. State Department has approved two potential arms deals for Australia totaling $1.94 billion which are destined to provide the key Indo-Pacific ally with new Abram main battle tanks and more helicopters.
TEL AVIV – Two IDF soldiers who completed a course in the armored corps petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday demanding the right for women to serve as tank crew members.
Russia claims it has beaten the world by giving its latest $3.9 million main battle tank (MBT) a flushable on-board toilet.