Poland says it is willing to send Kyiv 14 advanced Leopard 2 battle tanks © Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP/File
France 24: Logistical challenge looms for Ukraine over promised tanks
Paris (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.
Ukraine's European allies have sent Kyiv more than 300 modernised Soviet tanks since Russia invaded more than 10 months ago.
But they have so far held off on dispatching the Western-made heavy tanks that Ukraine has repeatedly requested to push forward against Russian invaders.
Near the battleground city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian captain Volodymyr Tchaikovsky said NATO tanks had "a huge advantage" for any soldier inside.
"If he has the coordinates of his target, he can destroy the target with one shot," the 54-year-old said.
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WNU Editor: Before the war Ukraine had almost 900 tanks. I can only presume the reason why Ukraine is pleading for more tanks is that many of them have been either been destroyed or disabled. The same will happen with these promised tanks. And there is also the problem of fuel and repairing these tanks. Tanks are heavy fuel consumers. The trucks that carry this fuel are going to be priority targets. But given a choice of tanks or no tanks. I would still prefer the tanks.
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Those western tanks will be juicy targets for the Ruskies and will only bring prestige to the soldiers who knock them out double quick time.
Challenger 2 has a rifled gun and uses its own type of ammunition, so Ukraine is going to have to manage 3 ammunition types, 4 if you include the 105mm guns of the French AMX-10, and a lot of fuel to keep them running.
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