The U.S. and other NATO countries say they’ll ship a huge, wide-ranging package of military hardware to Ukraine. The announcement sends a clear signal that the war with Russia is expected to escalate in the months ahead.
recently announced it will send more than a dozen of its Challenger 2 tanks. But Ukraine says it needs at least a couple hundred tanks, and neither the U.S. nor Germany will send their top-line models, which Ukraine has been pleading for.
The Pentagon says the main U.S. battle tank, the Abrams, requires significant training and maintenance, and it uses jet fuel, rather than the more widely available diesel fuel. The U.S. package includes more than 20 separate military systems valued at $2.5 billion. This is the 30th tranche of U.S. military assistance since August 2021, and the only one larger was aThe U.S. equipment includes more than 500 armored vehicles such as Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers and MRAPS that are resistant to landmines.
Many analysts predict the fighting will increase in the late winter or early spring, with either or both sides launching offensives., who used to head the U.S. Army in Europe and worked closely with Ukraine, says Crimea is the most important territory for Ukraine to focus on. Meanwhile, U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, appeared alongside Austin at Friday's news conference.
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