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France to supply Ukraine with armored personnel carriers 'in significant quantities' - French defense chief Lecornu
France's Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has said that France will supply Ukraine with a significant number of VAB armored personnel carriers.
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He said this in an interview with Le Parisien, CNN reports.
"To move quickly in areas under enemy fire, armies need armored vehicles. France will deliver, in significant quantities, transport vehicles of this type, VAB, which are armed," Lecornu said.
The Minister did not name delivery dates. He added that France is also studying the possibility of transferring Exocet anti-ship missiles to Ukraine.
VAB is a wheeled armored personnel carrier and support vehicle. It was developed in the early 1970s by French manufacturers Saviem and Renault and was first used in 1976.
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