60 Bradley tanks, off-road vehicles and ammunition have arrived in Bremerhaven.
They are part of a promised US government support.
Bremerhaven – 60 Bradley armored personnel carriers, mine-resistant off-road vehicles and ammunition are currently being loaded and transported away at the Kaiserhafen in Bremerhaven.
The military equipment is part of an arms delivery to Ukraine promised by the US government.
This is reported by kreiszeitung.de.
Cargo ship "Arc Integrity" brings 60 Bradley armored personnel carriers to Bremerhaven
The cargo ship “Arc Integrity” arrived in Bremerhaven on Friday.
On board: 60 Bradley armored personnel carriers and numerous other military vehicles.
After the heavy military equipment was parked on a quay on Monday, trucks arrived that, according to information from buten un binnen, are supposed to bring the tanks from the port to the US base in Mannheim.
Ukrainian soldiers are to be trained there on weapons.
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Numerous other military vehicles have also been unloaded from the freighter "Arc Integrity".
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US support: Also on board 90 Stryker wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and armored vehicles
The vehicles are reportedly part of the US government's promised $2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine.
In addition to the Bradley armored personnel carriers, it also contains 90 "Stryker" wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and more than 50 armored and mine-resistant vehicles and ammunition, according to the Pentagon.
M1 Abrams main battle tanks are not included in the package.
Battle tanks and armored personnel carriers: These are the differences
Battle tanks:
This category lists vehicles that have powerful armaments and can go into direct confrontation.
Sometimes the so-called "dueling ability" of the tanks is also mentioned.
Examples of main battle tanks include the Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, Leclerc or the British Challenger 2.
Armored personnel carriers:
Armored personnel carriers can also be used on the front lines and are usually used as support for main battle tanks.
Their main task is to transport infantrymen into battle.
German examples of this class are the types Puma or Marder.
Help in the Ukraine war: another ship with 90 tanks expected next weekend
The Arc Integrity left the port of North Charlston, South Carolina on January 25th.
Another ship with 90 tanks is expected in Bremerhaven next weekend and is supposed to support the Ukraine war.
The tanks should be able to offer Ukraine new offensive and defensive options.
"Together against terror": President Selensky thanks the USA
On Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked in English "for a powerful defense support package".
Together with the USA we stand up against terrorism.
"The more far-reaching our weapons are and the more mobile our troops are, the sooner Russia's brutal aggression will come to an end."