The British government has announced the dispatch of some tanks Challenger 2 in Ukraine. A decision that may have been motivated by a video, which has gone viral, of the Ukrainian government. The choice of Challenger 2 has in any case been rather criticized on social networks
From our correspondent in London,
“ Western countries are so worried about sending tanks to Ukraine that they argue about what is or is not a “tank”. Here is our suggestion…»
It is with this text that an official video of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, in tone to say the least light, proposes to reclassify certain marks of assault tank in ” recreational vehicles “.
Western countries are so worried about sending tanks to Ukraine, they’re arguing about what is and isn’t a “tank.” We offer our humble suggestion. pic.twitter.com/MNU50lw4O1
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 12, 2023
The video that ironically uses the codes of an advertisement vintage made a huge buzz. Posted on Twitter four days ago, it has been viewed more than 2 million times and has already had nearly a million views. For BNE Intellinewsit is the sign that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian, (has) not lost his sense of humor. Amid the current debate over whether Europe, and Germany in particular, should send tanks to Ukraine “.
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The video surely buzzed as far as the UK since two days later, Downing street ensured the delivery of 14 Challenger 2 and 30 AS-90 self-propelled guns, propelling themselves to the podium of the first Western European country to send tanks and train troops on the use of delivered armament and tanks, according to a ministry statement.
” A gesture »
These tanks would be a poisoned gift, in any case this is what the outcry of reactions on Twitter suggests: ” These tanks are heavier and require more fuel », « they don’t work the same way as soviet tanks at all », « the ammunition is not compatible with that of NATO “or ” the trivial matter of transporting them to Ukraine “.
The GB News channel tweeted the interview with an arms specialist. For Commander Cliff Allum, these tanks are only ” a gesture “, without counting that it is necessary ” between 14 and 20 weeks training to use them: Tanks Challenger 2 are very efficient machines. But to make them work, they have to be maintained all the time. And I don’t know, but if the idea is to send 12 tanks, which between us is very little, that creates problems as such. Logistical problems, ammunition, repairs, maintenance. It’s much harder to support if there are lots of different models. And I think what the Ukrainians need are a lot of tanks. What they don’t need is lots of different tanks. I think it’s a gesture. It’s just a gesture and what would be good is for Germany, and the other countries, to send tanks Leopard “.
Whether it’s the video from Ukraine or the message to Germany about sending their tanks Leopardwe should know more on January 20 at the next meeting of the allies, concerning the defense of Ukraine.
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