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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. 

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.

NATO allies and partners have sent Ukraine some 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form new heavy battlefield formations in a little over 12 months, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, promising more to come as part of  a “multi-year programme of support.”

Ancient T-54 and T-55 tanks have been removed from storage and may soon be joining the slightly less ancient T-62s that Russia has already dusted off for use in Ukraine.

NATO member Hungary has said it does not support Britain sending depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, warning it could cause unwanted “escalation”.

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.

Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine will leave a “huge gap” in the country’s defences, an official from the country has warned.

Over four in ten Germans believe the sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine have done more harm to their country than Russia.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the strongman leader of NATO member Turkey, has expressed misgivings about sending Ukraine advanced weapons such as tanks, and suggested it is about filling the arms industry’s pockets.

The Ukrainian government is pushing the envelope further, with discussions about more sophisticated military equipment advancing.

The Biden administration would not rule out sending F-16s to Ukraine after it announced it was sending 31 Abrams M1A2 tanks to Ukraine.

India used its 74th Republic Day celebration to showcase domestically-produced weapons, even replacing the old British guns used for the traditional 21-gun salute with indigenously-produced 105mm field guns.

Germany’s decision to keep sending weapons abroad has left the country’s own armoury “bare”, the country’s army chief has warned.

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.

Boris Johnson may no longer be UK PM but that has done nothing to diminish his standing in Kyiv, as he makes yet another visit.

Ex-prime minister Boris Johnson is urging the West to escalate its military support of Ukraine with tanks, warplanes, and other materiel, confidently asserting that a nuclear war will not happen at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland.

The Kremlin has warned that British tanks due to be shipped to Ukraine “will burn” on the battlefield, and alleged the West is using Kyiv as its “tool” in an anti-Russian agenda.

(AFP) – Ukraine said Russia had unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles Saturday, killing at least 14 people, as Britain became the first Western country to offer it the heavy tanks it has long been seeking.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed Britain will send Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, becoming the first country to pledge Western heavy armour to Kyiv. 

(AFP) – The imminent arrival in Ukraine of Western-made light tanks and armoured vehicles, as well as possibly heavy tanks, means Kyiv will need to quickly train up troops to use and maintain the sometimes-complex equipment, analysts say.

French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to become the first Western leader to supply Ukraine with tanks following talks with Zelensky.

Poland´s defense minister signed a deal to buy a second batch of U.S Abrams main battle tanks as Warsaw beefs up its defensive capabilities.Poland´s defense minister signed a deal to buy a second batch of U.S Abrams main battle tanks as Warsaw beefs up its defensive capabilities.

Germany is readying decades-old armored personnel carriers for a key NATO unit after their modern replacements suffered a mass breakdown.

The German govt has delivered three Gepard tanks to Ukraine, a considerable step up from its donation earlier in the war of 5,000 helmets.

China’s military allegedly deployed armored tanks to the streets of Henan province in recent days to block protesters from gathering outside local banks and demanding access to millions of dollars in deposits unceremoniously frozen in April, Asian News International (ANI) reported on Thursday.

A fan of the popular military video game War Thunder reportedly leaked classified Chinese tank schematics in an effort to win an online argument.

Czechia has reportedly become the first NATO country to send tanks to Ukraine in an apparent escalation between the West and Russia.

Urkaine has announced that spoils of war, such as Russian tanks taken from the battlefield, will not be considered taxable income.

Ukrainian forces are reporting great success in using American-made Javelin anti-tank missiles against invading Russian armor. British NLAW weapons are also reportedly performing well against Russian tanks.

TEL AVIV – Israel on Sunday unveiled three prototypes of its “tanks of the future” that may eventually replace Merkavas

Williamson called President Trump’s July 4th tribute to the military “heartbreaking” and “repugnant” in a tweet on Wednesday.

Trump confirmed Monday that he planned to display the tanks at the event. 

The United States may be preparing an arms sale to Taiwan that will exceed $2 billion in value, including both ground and anti-aircraft weapons. China responded angrily to news of the sale, warning it could inflict “serious harm” on fragile relations between Washington and Beijing.

The Spanish government will carry out an agreement to help modernize aspects of Venezuela’s fleet of tanks, despite the fact it violates a European Union-imposed embargo on arms sales to Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime.