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The first 14 British tanks arrived in Ukraine on Monday night to help Kiev’s army repel the Russian invasion of the country. The 11,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained in Europe are also back home, ready to reinforce the front lines.
Ukraine is preparing to launch an offensive later this spring. On Monday night, a few hours before the British tanks arrived, it was the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who confirmed the delivery of the Leopard 2, the highly anticipated German tanks, after long reluctance on the part of Germany, which yielded finally, under pressure from Kiev and the international community.
The Portuguese government also announced the sending of three tanks, after a logistical operation due to the controversy over the lack of maintenance, for several years, of these tanks.
Return to the land of the Ukrainian military
Around 11,000 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces completed European Union military training this month at headquarters in Poland and Germany and are now back in Ukraine, ready to reinforce the front lines.
At the end of the year, the number of soldiers trained in the scope of the European Union Military Support Mission is expected to reach 30,000.
Russian nuclear weapons and missile tests in the Sea of Japan
For its part, Russia has recently raised the threat of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, an ally country. The European Union threatened with new sanctions, Ukraine demanded on Monday 27 March an urgent meeting of the Security Council of the UN.
The United States considered that it was just a threat and NATO denounced a rhetoric “dangerous and irresponsible” by Russia.
In addition, the Russian navy carried out tests of anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan, as announced this Tuesday, March 28, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.