Ukraine: Ukrainian soldiers are upset about the T-72M1 tanks that were given to Ukraine by Poland. Rightly so, the tanks are under-equipped for modern warfare and lack modern guidance and targeting systems.
As a matter of fact, the Ukrainians prefer their own, older T-64s that are 10:1 more likely to survive combat [Thanks the NATO armament program over the past 8 years!]. But why such a surprise? Poland told you their T-72M1 tanks lacked modern guidance and targeting systems and were under equipped before transferring them. Caveat emptor. Buyer beware.
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Ukraine spent more than $8 billion on military operations against Russia
In an interview with Reuters, Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that Ukraine has already spent UAH 245.1 billion (about $8.3 billion) on waging war with Russia.
According to Marchenko, funds pledged for development went to everything from the purchase and repair of weapons to emergency assistance to internally displaced persons. The government collected only 60% of the planned tax revenues for April, in May-June this figure may drop to the level of 45-50%.
“Kyiv needs foreign financial support as Ukraine is forced to send billions of dollars for emergency expenses. According to the Ministry of Finance, $5 billion a month is needed to finance the state budget,” the minister stressed.
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