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The first U.S. Abrams tanks pledged to Ukraine have arrived in the country and are being prepared to send into battle, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday.

“Good news from Defense Minister [Rustem] Umerov. Abrams are already in Ukraine and are preparing to reinforce our brigades. I am grateful to our allies for fulfilling the agreements!” Zelensky wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Zelensky added that Ukraine is “looking for new contracts and expanding the geography of supply.”

The Pentagon confirmed the tanks arrived in Ukraine, with a spokesperson saying “the mere presence of Abrams tanks serves as a potent deterrent.”

“By having these tanks in their arsenal, the Ukrainian army can more effectively discourage aggressive actions,” the Defense Department spokesperson told The Hill. “We will continue to focus on what we can do to help Ukraine succeed on the battlefield and protect its people.”

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[-] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago

The tanks designed to fight Russia are about to fight Russia.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

And about time too!

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Apaches cry themselves to sleep every night thinking about that convoy that ran out of fuel on the way to Kyiv.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The a-10 is reenacting the blade runner scene "like tears in the rain".

Worst case of blue balls I've ever seen.

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