Dozens of Abrams tanks that Australia promised to Ukraine last year will be sent – ABC

Australia has received the first of its 75 new M1A2 tanks in recent weeks, which will eventually replace an army park of 59 old M1a1 cars that have never been used in hostilities and planned to give Ukraine.

According to ABC, Abrams’s outdated Abrams’ transmission of its obsolete tanks demanded permission from the United States in accordance with their international weapons trade rules (ITAR), despite the fact that Washington sent 31 M1A1 to Ukraine last year.

As the Australian M1A1 service expires, a small number of them will require repair work before delivering to Europe or they can simply be sent to Ukraine quickly and used as spare parts or for other purposes.

Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Vasyl Miroshnichenko congratulated the transfer of Abrams tanks, calling this step a “significant contribution”.

Dozens of Abrams Abrams, which will be replaced, will be sent to Ukraine as part of a $ 245 million military support package. This will happen more than a year after Kiev first expressed interest in the outdated M1A1 park, and a few months after Australia rejected the request for the transfer of its Taipan helicopters.

After the start of the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the Australian authorities condemned the actions of the Russian authorities and imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. The restrictions relate to hundreds of Russian citizens and companies.