Bloomberg: Ukraine has received more than four thousand weapons and equipment from the WestTo defeat Russia, Ukraine needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers, Bloomberg quotes the statement of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny.
The author of the article lists in detail the weapons already delivered. It turned out to be more than was requested.
Michael WinfreyUkraine's allies have already provided it with more than 4,000 armored vehicles, artillery pieces, aircraft and other weapons systems to help Kiev in the fight against Russia, and today the most powerful members of NATO are increasing the supply of deadly weapons.
After months of caution, Britain announced on Saturday that it would provide Kiev with the Challenger 2, one of NATO's most powerful main battle tanks. Earlier, France, the United States and Germany announced that they would provide Kiev with combat vehicles. This increased pressure on governments to provide Ukraine with the best armored vehicles of the alliance to destroy enemy tanks and retake the territory occupied by them.
Here is a list of the main systems received by Ukraine, according to the Dutch military analytical site Oryx and Ukraine's allies. The figures are approximate, and it was not possible to confirm them during an independent investigation. They could include weapons planned but not delivered, and vice versa — equipment delivered but not made public could not enter.
Wish list of UkraineAccording to the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny, Kiev needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers to defeat Russia.
TanksIn total, NATO members delivered 410 Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine from countries of the former communist bloc, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia.
The UK has pledged to send Challenger 2 to Ukraine. This is the first time that a Western country will provide Ukraine with modern main battle tanks to fight Russian troops. The Sun newspaper reported that a total of 12 units will be sent in at least two batches, although the UK government has not confirmed this number.
Poland has pledged to create a company of German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks if other NATO allies make a similar commitment.
Discussions about sending tanks continue in the United States and Germany.
Representatives of the Western defense departments will meet on January 20 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where they will probably discuss sending additional tanks. Until now, there have been concerns that this could provoke a reaction from Russia.
BMPUkraine has received 300 infantry fighting vehicles, including 250 Soviet-designed from former communist countries.
Last week, France announced that it would supply an unspecified number of wheeled AMX-10RC, which are called "tank killers."
The United States and Germany have announced that they will supply 50 and 40 Bradley and Marder BMP, respectively.
IFVs can transport troops and provide direct attack support, including against enemy tanks. Retired American General David Perkins said that they are not only equivalent to the T-72, which make up the bulk of the Russian tank fleet, but also superior to them.
Armored personnel carriersUkraine received 1,100 armored personnel carriers, including 300 M113 and 250 M117 armored personnel carriers, as well as 1,160 M113s of American production from seven other countries, including Great Britain, Lithuania, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Portugal and Spain.
In addition, Kiev received several hundred other vehicles, including armored medical centers.
Unlike infantry fighting vehicles, these armored vehicles can transport troops on the battlefield, but have lighter weapons such as heavy machine guns, which are used mainly for self-defense.
Machines with mine and anti-fall protection (MRAP)Ukraine received only about 925 pieces, including 440 American M1224 "Maxpro", 90 Australian "Bushmater" and several British "Wolfhound" and "Mastiff".
These vehicles are similar to armored personnel carriers, but have a special housing to protect passengers from mines and improvised explosive devices.
Infantry vehiclesMore than 1,540 pieces, including 1,250 highly mobile multi-purpose wheeled vehicles of American production "Humvee" or "Hummer".
This wheeled vehicle, usually armored, transports soldiers across the battlefield for attack, reconnaissance and patrol.
Artillery300 towed howitzers, including over 210 155-mm M777 and 72 105-mm howitzers from the USA, as well as over 400 self-propelled artillery units, 180 of them on order (including 20 155-mm howitzers from the UK and 18 each from Poland, Germany and the USA).
Multiple launch rocket systemsA total of 95 units, including 38 highly mobile HIMARS artillery missile systems manufactured by the American company LockheedMartin and over 40 122-mm multiple rocket launchers of the Communist era from Poland and the Czech Republic.
HIMARS, one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal of Ukraine, allows you to deliver accurate strikes from a long range. Ukraine uses them mainly to destroy Russian ammunition depots and command posts, as well as troop collection points.
List of donor countries (arms shipments from January to November 2022 in millions of dollars)USA 18 102
Germany 4 128
United Kingdom 3,509
Poland 2,319
Canada 1,207
Netherlands 837
Italy 471
Latvia 300
Turkey 275
Estonia 272
France 219
Australia 218
Norway 193
Denmark 176
Czech Republic 151
Air defense systems37 German self-propelled tanks "Cheetah".
Eight US-made NASAMS missile batteries.
One American and one German Patriot missile battery.
Six Strela-10M missile systems from the Czech Republic.
Six Stormer H.V.M.'s from the UK.
Several other anti-aircraft missile systems from Slovakia, Germany, Spain, France and Poland.
German "Cheetahs" are self—propelled tanks that can shoot down low-flying cruise missiles. At the same time, missile systems hit air targets at high altitudes. In December, the United States and Germany announced that they would donate one Patriot missile battery each — this advanced anti-aircraft system of the West can shoot down shorter-range ballistic missiles capable of carrying a tactical nuclear warhead. Earlier, this threat was expressed by Vladimir Putin.
Planes and helicoptersUkraine received 14 Su-25 attack aircraft from Bulgaria and four Su-25s from Northern Macedonia.
In addition, the United States donated 20 Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters originally intended for Afghanistan. Another 11 Soviet-designed helicopters came from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Latvia.
Three British Westland Sea King helicopters.
Six Russian-made Kamov helicopters from Portugal.
More than 30 Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey, plus one each from Lithuania and Poland.
Hundreds of barrage ammunition "Switchblade" USA.
415 reconnaissance drones.
Long-range missilesSo far, no one has agreed to satisfy Kiev's request for an army tactical long-range missile system ATACAMS, which can hit targets at much greater distances than HIMARS.
Some Western officials have expressed concern that the transfer of capabilities to Ukrainian forces to strike targets deep in Russia could lead to a direct confrontation with Moscow.
Other weaponsThis category includes missiles that can be used against enemy radars, ships and surface targets, as well as electronic warfare, unmanned watercraft, radar equipment and other systems.
The article was written with the participation of Jeremy Diamond and Patrick Donahue
