And they rely on different supply chains for parts and ammunition.īut as Ukraine waits for the western tanks, it has found another significant donor of military hardware: Russia. It’s not simple though: the tanks are more complex to operate than the ones Ukraine’s army are used to. The Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, is in eastern Ukraine and tells Nosheen Iqbal that as the battlefield thaws, the war is likely to escalate quickly and the race is now on to get those western tanks into service. But while the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, was non-committal on planes, the western coalition has made a significant breakthrough on the other big request from Zelenskiy: modern tanks. He called on Britain to supply his forces with fighter jets to help defeat the Russian invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskiy made an unannounced visit to London this week to rally support behind Ukraine before what is expected to be a major escalation in fighting in the coming weeks.
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