Morawiecki announced the transfer of 60 more post-Soviet tanks to Ukraine, including PT-91 Twardy
According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the tanks will be delivered to Ukraine “within a few days.”
Morawiecki arrived in Kyiv on the morning of February 24 and managed to hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal and pay tribute to the memory of the fallen Ukrainian soldiers at a memorial in the center of the capital.
Note that the PT-91 Twardy is the main battle tank of Poland, which is an upgraded version of the Soviet T-72M. In total, since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion, Poland has transferred about 250 T-72 tanks to Ukraine.
The RT-91 has modern fire control and communications systems. Protection of the tank and the crew is additionally reinforced with hinged reactive armor made in Poland. The combat vehicle is equipped with a PZL-Wola S-12U diesel engine with an HP 850 power. own production
Meanwhile, it became known that Sweden will transfer 10 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Der Spiegel wrote that Sweden intends to join the international “tank coalition” and transfer 10 Stridsvagn 122 tanks to Ukraine. This is a licensed copy of the German Leopard 2А5.
On February 13, the Polish government announced that they would increase the number of T-72 tanks transferred to Ukraine to 310 and that Leopards were being prepared.
Morawiecki said during a press conference on 13 February that “Poland has already delivered 250 post-Soviet tanks. We also plan to deliver another additional upgraded 60 tanks and 14 Leopards. Also in the future, Ukraine will receive another 60 modernized T-72 and PT-91 Twardy from Poland.
On the same day, the President and Minister of Defense of Poland met with Polish instructors and the Ukrainian military, who are learning to drive German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
Andrzej Duda and Mariusz Błaszczak observed training on the Leopard 2 at the military base and test site in Swietoszów, where the Polish 10th Armored Brigade is stationed.
On February 24, it became known that the first Leopards had already arrived from Poland to Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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