Category: tanks

Defense Chiefs Fail to Resolve Dispute on Tanks for Ukraine

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—Ukraine will have to wait longer to find out if it will get advanced German-made battle tanks. A dispute over sending the tanks from Western allies to help Ukraine against Russia’s invasion played out both in public and private on Friday, as more than 50 defense leaders meeting in Germany failed to…


Ukraine Expects Decisions on Tanks at Western Defense Leaders’ Meeting

KYIV/BERLIN—Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said his government was expecting “strong decisions” from defense leaders of NATO and other countries meeting on Friday to discuss boosting Ukraine’s ability to confront Russian forces with modern battle tanks. The meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany is the latest in a series since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly 11…


Ukraine Pushes for Tanks as Holdout Germany Says New Minister to Decide

DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV—Ukraine came a step closer on Tuesday in its bid to win a fleet of modern battle tanks it hopes could turn the course of the war with Russia, after the West’s big holdout Germany said this would be the first item on its new defenste minister’s agenda. In the central city of Dnipro,…


UK to Send Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks to Ukraine, PM Sunak Confirms

The UK will provide Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, becoming the first Western power to offer main battle tanks in support of the country’s resistance against the Russian invasion, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed. Sunak made the pledge on Saturday morning during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who thanked the…


Russia Dismisses NATO Delivery of Armored Vehicles to Ukraine

The Russians dismissed the news of Western armored vehicles to Ukraine as inconsequential to the course of the conflict. France, Germany, and the United States said last week that they would send light armored combat vehicles to Ukraine to fulfill their pledge to send more military support to Kyiv. Ukraine has been asking its Western…


Tank America Opens in Orlando With 17-Ton Tank Driving Experience

By Patrick Connolly From Orlando Sentinel Orlando–Tucked in the woods of urban Orlando, just off Forsyth Road near Colonial Drive, there’s trouble afoot with enemy troops lurking and the scene of a plane crash in the trees. At least this is the narrative tourists will experience while driving a 17-ton tank — what some might…


Ukraine Claims That Russia Is Out of Money for Tanks

The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces claimed on Tuesday that their adversary at war, the Russian Federation, has been rendered unable to build or repair tanks, as sanctions from the West have incapacitated the nation’s economy and its ability to maintain its war machine. In a Facebook post, with Ukrainian text accompanied by an…


Video: Convoy of Tanks and Trucks Rolls Through Ukraine’s Kherson

Eyewitness video obtained by Reuters shows a convoy of military trucks and tanks in a street in Kherson on March 1. It is unclear if the video shows Russian or Ukrainian military vehicles. Ukraine denies Russia’s claim that its forces had taken the Black Sea port. A U.S. official also said control of Kherson remained…


US Demand for Oil Surges, Depleting Tanks in Oklahoma

NEW YORK—Crude oil tanks at the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub are more depleted than they have been in the last three years, and prices of further dated oil contracts suggest they will stay lower for months. U.S. demand for crude among refiners making gasoline and diesel has surged as the economy has recovered from the…


Poland to Buy 250 US Tanks as It Seeks to Beef up Defenses

WARSAW—Poland will buy 250 U.S. tanks as part of a deal worth around $6 billion, the defense minister said on Wednesday, as the NATO member seeks to bolster its defenses. In common with many other eastern European countries, Poland has been unnerved by what it sees as increased Russian assertiveness since Moscow annexed Crimea from…