![]() ![]() The aging Soviet models fall short of the Western tanks Ukraine has long requested, including the Challenger 2 tanks-which they will receive from the U.K.-and the German-made Leopard 2 tanks. ![]() On November 4, 2022, the Pentagon said the U.S., in a trilateral agreement with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, would pay for Prague to upgrade 45 Soviet-era T-72 tanks for use in Ukraine. The Czech company said Fiala had "left a message" to "the brave defenders of Ukraine," on one "of the modernized T-72EA tanks, which will be delivered to Ukraine."ĭifferent variants of the T-72s have been widely observed in Ukraine, used by both Russian and Ukrainian forces. SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty ImagesĪccording to a press release by Excalibur Army Company, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited the military manufacturer on January 9. Several "modernized" T-72B tanks have arrived in Ukraine, according to reports. ![]() Ukrainian armed forces' soldiers drive a T-72 tank on the outskirts of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine on December 21, 2022. ![]()
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