The Minister of Defense of Slovakia Jaroslav Nad wrote on Twitter on November 29, 2022, that Slovakia handed over 30 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
Source: The Minister of Defense of Slovakia Jaroslav Nad
“Glad to confirm that 30 Slovak BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles were donated to Ukraine based on agreement with Germany. Thanks Christine Lambrecht [German Minister of Defense – ed.] for excellent cooperation,” wrote the Minister of Defense of Slovakia.
It should be noted that earlier the Slovak government promised to transfer 30 infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine in exchange for Bratislava’s receiving 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks from Berlin.
Ukraine also received another Zuzana 2 Howitzer self-propelled artillery installation from Slovakia.
Uaposition memo: BMP-1 – infantry fighting vehicle which is designed for joint actions with tanks in battle and for transporting personnel. The combat vehicle was adopted by the USSR in 1966. It was produced from 1966 to 1983. It was used in the war in Afghanistan and many other military conflicts. Subsequently, the production of the improved BMP-2 model began on the basis of the BMP-1
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