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Lasting for several months, the story of the transfer of Ukraine infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1P, the armed forces of Greece continued, Athens announced the imminent dispatch of Kiev party armor in exchange for a German armored vehicles. This is stated in the message of the Greek Ministry of defense.
According to Greek press, Ukraine will travel 40 BMP-1P, instead of the Greek army will receive the same number of German Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The deal was agreed to hold the Minister of national defence of Greece Nikos Panayotopoulos and head of the German military establishment Christine Lambrecht in support of Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops. But when the Greek BMP will travel to Ukraine, there is no information. Earlier in Athens has said it is ready to send armored vehicles "as soon as the Germans his armor put."
Although Greece is armed with about 120 infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1P obtained in the early 90-ies of the presence of the Bundeswehr after the disbandment of the army of the GDR, but to supply to Ukraine, the Greeks agreed only that quantity which will be replaced Germany. The number of armored vehicles is constantly changing, if at the end of spring it was almost all about the amount of BMP in June of Apinv were willing to send no more than 30 machines.
As mentioned above, the machines shipped to Ukraine will take place only after the arrival of German infantry fighting vehicles in Greece, as to give the armor to Kiev amid Turkish threats to the Greeks did not intend.
Standing on the armament of Greek army BMP-1P was brought to European standards: they installed a new radio station, smoke grenade launchers, as well as turn signals, rear view mirrors, etc. have Changed and weapons, dismantled, obsolete anti-tank complexes 9K11 Malyutka, and instead of them on the towers began to mount a 12.7 mm machine guns М2НВ. On the part of the machine instead of towers with the 73 mm 2A28 guns were mounted 23 mm ZU 23-2.
