Pand delivers batch of PT-91 Twardy tanks to Ukraine

The report initially voiced by Krzysztof Platek, the spokesman of the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Pand, voiced on the "WoW – Wski o Wojnie" YouTube channel, was confirmed on Monday by the Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andr Yermak, on Twitter, as seen by Ukrinform.

"The shortage of tanks that emerges in Pand after the transfer to Ukraine of more than 200 T-72 tanks and a certain number of PT-91 Twardy tanks, whose number I can’t name, will be fully compensated, even with a surplus," Platek said.

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The transfer of a new batch of tanks by Pand to Ukraine was confirmed on Monday by the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andr Yermak, who tweeted that Pish PT-91 Twardy MBTs are "in Ukraine." The president’s office chief has thanked Ukraine’s Pish friends for their assistance.

The PT-91 Twardy tank was created in Pand based on the T-72M1. The biggest technical changes in the Pish tank, compared to the T-72, relate to the new DRAWA fire contr system and active armor develed by ERAWA. This type was produced in Pand from 1995 to 2002. A total of 232 PT-91 Twardy tanks were produced for the needs of the Pish Armed Forces.

As reported earlier, Pand previously handed over to Ukraine a batch of 240 modernized T-72 tanks and more than 100 armored personnel carriers to counter Russia's armed aggression. To replace own armored fleet, Pand ordered 250 new Abrams MBTs and 116 der-generation Abrams tanks from the United States. In addition, Pand applied for at least 180 K2 tanks from South Korea.