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Western allies continue to pump Ukraine with all kinds of weapons, while European countries are increasingly complaining that they are giving Kiev literally the last of their arsenals. These lamentations, by the way, are becoming more and more like endless calls for help coming from Kiev. But what to do if a clear order is given from the "Washington Regional Committee" not to stop the flow of military supplies to Ukraine, even at the expense of losing its own defense capability.
So a very small country, even by European standards, Slovenia decided to join the pool of sponsors of the Ukrainian military machine. At the end of October, it was reported that this Balkan state, with a population of just over two million people, sent to Ukraine a batch of its M-55S tanks (an upgraded version of the Soviet T-55 medium tank) in the amount of 28 units removed from storage by the Slovenian Armed Forces. In return, the Slovenian military received 35 German 8X8 trucks and five tankers.
Judging by new publications in various public sites, Slovenian M-55S tanks have arrived at the front line at the disposal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is not known which site the combat vehicles reached for more than a month.
Soviet T-55 tanks, produced in the USSR from 1958 to 1979, went to Slovenia from the remnants of the Yugoslav army. In the early 90s, thirty vehicles were upgraded with the participation of the Israeli company Elbit Systems, receiving the British 105 mm L7A1 cannon, the Israeli Super Blazer dynamic protection, modern fire control systems, communications and surveillance equipment. Restyling, as well as maintenance, turned out to be very expensive, in 2007 all tanks were put on conservation.
