The US Armed Forces reported that the American authorities sent Ukraine the first batch of infantry combat vehicles (BMP) Bradley. The cargo, which included more than 60 cars, left North Charleston (South Carolina) last week, according to the command website.
The ship of the Norwegian-Swedish company Wallenius Wilhelmsen was captured for transportation.
BMP “will provide Ukrainian forces with additional offensive and defensive capabilities to protect its borders from illegal invasion of Russia,” the message says.
Bradley – combat armored vehicles that transport infantry in combat zones and provide fire support. Along with them, the US presidential administration Joe Biden previously announced additional assistance in the field of security in the amount of $ 2.5 billion, including additional combat vehicles, ammunition, missiles and armored personnel carriers of Stryker. In total, Washington previously approved the transfer of 109 BMPs to Kyiv.