Ukraine can receive the first 100 Western tanks within three months. However, more vehicles are required to carry out successful operations.
It is quite possible to deliver the first hundred tanks in 3 months. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk on the air of the telethon. Channel 24.
Which tanks can arrive the fastest
Melnyk explained that Ukraine is focusing on Leopard tanks. This technique is the most and it is not only in service with European partners. The official calculated that there are now 2,000 tanks that could quickly transfer. At the same time, Leopard tanks can be quickly delivered from Poland, Germany and other countries.I hope that at least 100 tanks will be based on them. It's real. It is real to have, if we are talking about this period of three months, – added Melnik.
However, he also compared the scale of assistance with those that made it possible to defeat Nazi Germany. He stated that even these tanks are not enough. He stressed that new orders should be made for next year.
How many tanks are needed for the offensive
Melnik used to name the amount of equipment that Ukraine needs for a counteroffensive. Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny also announced this earlier.
If we talk about the spring counteroffensive, we need at least 300 tanks and 500 infantry fighting vehicles. In addition, the military should be prepared.
