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Ukrainian military receives first Bradley infantry fighting vehicles 

19 April, 2023 Wednesday
11:27

Some of the American infantry fighting vehicles M2 Bradley have already arrived in Ukraine; they have been repainted and handed over to the military

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This was stated by Pentagon spokesman Charlie Dietz, The Drive informs.

"Yes, we can confirm that a portion of Bradleys have arrived," he said.

At the same time, Dietz did not specify when they arrived and in what quantity, adding that these questions should be directed to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

On Monday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense mentioned the American BMPs, publishing photos of the repainted Bradley on Twitter.

 
  • Earlier the Pentagon reported that Ukraine had released a modernized version of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle called "tank killers". The new package of military aid from the United States included 50 American M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The latest aid package also provides for the transfer of ammunition for the M2 Bradley, consisting of 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 25 mm rounds for the automatic cannon of this BMP.

  • On January 31, the United States announced the shipment of the first batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.

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