April 19, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

Slovakia supplied Ukraine with three dozen BPM-1s, because most of the Greek ones were destroyed

Slovakia supplied Ukraine with three dozen Soviet-made BMP-1s. In return, the country will receive Western models of military equipment from its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Greek edition defensenet.gr, referring to its own sources, states that most of the BMP-1s that the country sent to Ukraine have been destroyed. A few weeks ago, images of burning military equipment with the image of the Greek national emblem became public.

“They were transferred under the Ringtaush agreement with Germany. I thank Christina Lambrecht for the excellent cooperationSlovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy tweeted.

Recall that in August Slovakia delivered a batch of Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery mounts to Ukraine. They are equipped with a 155-mm cannon. complies with NATO standards.

Bratislava is also ready to supply eleven Soviet-made MiG-29 aircraft to Kyiv. Now they are decommissioned by Slovakia.





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