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Postponed in June delivery to Ukraine of 30 T-72 tanks, the armed forces of Slovakia will take place in Bratislava and Berlin agreed on compensation.
Rejected in June of this year, triple the exchange with the participation of Ukraine, Slovakia and Germany, in which Ukraine receives 30 Soviet T-72 tanks from the presence of the Slovak army, Slovakia 15 German Leopard 2A4 tanks from Bundeswehr and Germany the fact that for the sake of Kiev lost some tanks will still take place. As Business Insider reports, citing sources in the government of Slovakia, Bratislava and Berlin still shook hands.
And in terms of exchange, nothing has changed, still remained. The Soviet T-72 change on the German Leopard 2A4 according to the scheme of two to one, in the end, 30 T-72 Slovaks get 15 Leopard 2A4. In June Bratislava this offer is not arranged. It was stated that with fifteen tanks in the defense of the country can not be built. Apparently something has changed and now their is enough. But earlier, the Minister of defence of Slovakia Jaroslav Nagy had intended to make the exchange of one to one.
According to available information, on the official exchange will be announced this week, the first tanks of the Slovaks will receive this year. But on the T-72, which must be sent to Ukraine in the framework of the triple exchange, no data. Perhaps the Slovaks will send them as quickly as possible, given the plight APU with armored vehicles.
The T-72M was armed with 14-th tank battalion of the 2nd mechanized brigade of General Rudolf Viesta VS Slovakia. To date, the Slovak army is armed with 30 tanks of Soviet manufacture, and they will travel to Ukraine.