Ukraine’s defense minister urges Australia to join tank coalition
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In a video posted on Twitter, the minister said that Australia-made Bushmaster armored vehicles “have been incredible in real combat operations.”
Reznikov also called on Australia to provide U.S.-made HAWK medium-range surface-to-air missiles in addition to tanks.
“Dear Australian friends, throughout history you have repeatedly proven that Australians are a nation of freedom-loving warriors who always stand up to a bully,” he said.
“You are 15,000 kilometers away, yet we are very close in our shared values and readiness to defend them. That’s why during the first months of the Russian aggression Australia was the largest contributor to Ukraine outside of NATO.”
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on April 27 that 98% of the promised combat vehicles had already been delivered to Ukraine and Kyiv “now has the military capabilities it needs to recapture territory.”
On April 21, the 11th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group took place at the U.S. Air Force Ramstein base in Germany. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the participants had agreed to intensify supplies of air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine.
The Pentagon chief also reported that over the past several months, Ukraine’s partners had transferred over 230 tanks and more than 1,550 armored vehicles, considerably bolstering Kyiv’s ability to counter Russian aggression.
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