Poland sends tanks to Ukraine, Russia warns of the risk of “World War 3”

Follow the channel RTwith the above move, Poland became the third NATO country to equip tanks for Ukraineafter the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Prime Minister Morawiecki said in an interview with the channel Polsat News (Poland): “Poland has already delivered the tanks to Ukraine, but in the interest of our safety and that of the Ukrainians, we do not disclose the amount of the donated equipment at this time.”

Ukrainian soldiers drive a T-72 tank in the village of Lukianivka, Kiev on March 27. Photo: Reuters

Earlier, during a press conference on April 22 in India, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the country could send tanks to Poland so that it could deliver some T-72 tanks to Ukraine.

At that time, the British Prime Minister did not specify the type of tank this country could transfer to Poland to compensate for the number of T-72 main tanks that could be transferred to Ukraine. The British Army is operating nearly 230 Challenger 2 main battle tanks.

The United States and its allies have increased their support of weapons, equipment and ammunition worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Ukraine since the Russian military launched a military operation on February 24.

It is now reported that the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia have all sent tanks to Ukraine, possibly a version of the Soviet-designed T-72 or the Yugoslav M-84. The Ukrainian army can operate both of these tanks more easily than any Western tank.

The British Challenger 2 main battle tank exercises at the Sennelager range. Photo: US Army

Poland has more than 400 Soviet-designed T-72 tanks, some of which have been modernized in recent years, while others are used as the basis for the PT-91 Twardy (“Tough”) “), a domestically produced main battle tank from the second half of the 1990s.

The British Prime Minister has offered to send Poland some Challenger 2 MBT tanks.

On the Russian side, Moscow warned NATO that attacking any arms convoy into Ukraine would also be considered a legitimate target.

Radio RT The Russian Defense Ministry said on April 25 that its cruise missiles had destroyed at least six railway crossings in western and central Ukraine, which were believed to be used to transport Russian weapons. The West.

According to the Russian military, more than 2,500 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles have been destroyed since the start of hostilities.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks about the risk of a third world war. Photo: Reuters

Also on April 25, Russia warned that the Ukraine conflict risked escalation into a third world war and accused Kiev of “playing tricks” at peace talks, a day after US officials arrived. Kiev capital of Ukraine.

Speaking to Russian news agencies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized Kiev’s approach to disrupting peace talks, saying the risk of a third world war was “serious” important”. However, Mr. Lavrov stressed that negotiations with Kiev will continue.

In addition, Russia in recent weeks accused Ukraine of attacking targets on Russian soil, including two villages in Belgorod and another in the Bryansk region.