T-72 Tanks Are Headed to Ukraine to Fight Russia

Conservative News DailyJanuary 11, 2023

To fight Russia, Ukraine is buying more tanks Petr Fiala (Czech Prime Minister) shared a photo Monday. Twitter That showed him signing the gun for a Czech T-72 main battle tank Set to be Handed over to the Ukrainian military

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“I wrote a short message to the brave Ukrainian defenders about the T-72 tank that will go to Ukraine,” Fiala wrote, adding, “I believe that the Ukrainians will win in their fight against the Russian aggressors.” This tweet was viewed more than 161,000 time By Monday afternoon. Fiala shared previously a photo of his visit at Excalibur Army. This is one of the Czech Republic defense enterprises where Soviet-era MBTs are still in use. Are being modernized Before being sent to Ukraine.

The Czech military will be given new Leopard II MBTs made by Germany in exchange.

As reported previouslySome 150 refugees were employed Excalibur Army, a Czech-based military organization, has been commissioned to upgrade old military equipment. The equipment is then shipped over to Ukraine.

Czech Mate for Ukraine

Modernization of DANA self-propelled cannons and RM70 multiple-launch missiles is being done by the firm. Both platforms have been provided to the Ukrainian army.

“The largest contract that Excalibur Army is working on in this area is the supply of modernized T-72 tanks to Ukraine, which is jointly financed by the USA and the Netherlands,” The Reporters were told by the Czech prime minister. “This cooperation has advantages for all parties involved. NATO strengthens the capabilities of the brave defenders of Ukraine, whose success depends on global security, and the Czech Republic receives benefits for its defense industry.”

Last November, the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic announced the establishment of Ukroboronprom, the Ukrainian state owned defense conglomerate. They also agreed that they would cooperate in research and development.

A crowd-funding campaign in the Czech Republic raised more than one million euro to buy a T-72 modernized for Ukraine. The tank was named “Tomas” In honor of Tomas Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. More than 11288 people made donations.

Yevhen Perebyynis is the Ukrainian ambassador to Prague. Responded via tweet: “The Czech Republic has become the first country where ordinary people bought a tank for [the Ukrainian Defense Ministry].”

Russia off the Doorstep

It was just last August that Petr Fiala, along with Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger, made a joint pledge – on the 54th anniversary Soviet Invasion into Czechoslovakia To suppress the “Prague Spring” – to support Ukraine.

“By supporting Ukraine, we support our own security. We don’t want Russia to become our neighbor,” Eduard Heger, Slovakia’s Prime Minister, said.

“Remembering history, we learn from it so that it can never happen again,” Fiala added.

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