The Czech Republic has become the first NATO country to send tanks to Ukraine, providing T-72 and armoured infantry vehicles following President Zelensky’s plea for help.
Several BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, howitzer artillery pieces and more than a dozen T-72 tanks were yesterday loaded on a train bound for Slovakia where they are expected to head on to Ukraine, footage run by public broadcaster Czech Television showed.
The delivery is understood to be a gift agreed on by NATO allies, raising fears the trans-Atlantic bloc could be dragged into the Russian war in Ukraine despite remaining on the sidelines for more than a month.
#Ukraine: A Russian tank was destroyed by the 34th Separate Motorized Infantry Battalion using, as claimed, a NLAW anti-tank missile. pic.twitter.com/KeWRKoWn7E
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 6, 2022
