Sébastien Lecornu announced the sending to Ukraine of “hundreds” of old but “still functional” French armored vehicles “for 2024 and early 2025” “To hold such a large front line, the Ukrainian army needs, for example, our armored front vehicles (VAB)  : this is absolutely key for troop mobility,” argued the minister. In France, VABs, used since the 1970s, have been gradually replaced in recent years by a more recent armored model: the Griffon.