The US Department of Defense announced the imminent transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
The corresponding statement was made by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on September 19 at a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine in Germany.
This is reported by .
How many tanks will Ukraine receive?
Earlier, Politico, citing sources in the Pentagon, reported that Ukraine will receive the first 10 of 31 M1 Abrams tanks in September.
The head of the Pentagon confirmed that the promised tanks will arrive in Ukraine in the near future.
I am glad to announce that M1 Abrams tanks, previously promised to the United States, will soon be in Ukraine, – Austin stated.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also announced the imminent transfer of Abrams to Ukraine in early September.
At the same time, the Pentagon announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $175 million, which for the first time included depleted uranium shells for Abrams.
The new package, as the White House representative clarified, includes air defense systems, anti-tank systems, and artillery shells.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov called the US transfer of uranium shells to Abrams to Ukraine a criminal act leading to escalation.
