NATO allies send 1,500 combat vehicles, 230 tanks to Ukraine
The head of NATO says the military alliance's member countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine amid its war with Russia
By DAVID RISING and LORNE COOK
Published - Apr 27, 2023, 07:11 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 03:01 AM EDT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the military alliance’s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it appears poised to launch a counteroffensive.
Along with more than 1,550 armored vehicles, 230 tanks and other equipment, member nations have sent Ukraine “vast amounts of ammunition” and also trained and equipped more than nine new Ukrainian brigades, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
More than 30,000 troops are estimated to make up the new brigades.
"This will put Ukraine in a strong position to continue to retake occupied territory,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.
