We increased both potential and fire capabilities of our units, says Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak
“Every year
we look for
new formats of the Independence
Day celebration. It has been
a good tradition to show the
people of Ukraine the changes
taking place in the Armed
Forces of Ukraine. Last year,
we presented a new military uniform,
this year we present new
models of armament and weapons
that can be viewed during
a few days of exhibition,” the Minister of
Defense of Ukraine, General of the Army
of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak said.
The exhibition of
military materiel boasts with modernized
armament, as well as new
models of military equipment produced at factories
and enterprises of the Ukraine’s
defense industrial complex. In particular,
the Oplot tank, which will
soon be supplied
to the Armed
Forces of Ukraine, modernized T-72 tank, armored vehicles
Varta and Kozak. “We have
fully equipped tank units, increased
both the potential and fire
capabilities of our troops,” the
head of the
Defense Department said