France will deliver “hundreds” of old but “still functional” armored vehicles and Aster missiles to Ukraine. Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu announced on Saturday that Paris would provide missiles and ‘h hundreds’ of armored vehicles to kyiv.
Paris is ordering the French defense industry to produce more and more quickly to meet the needs of its army and ensure long-term support for Ukraine. The famous VAB armored personnel carriers, more than 40 years old, are being replaced in the French Army by the new generation Griffon armored vehicles.