Czech Republic will transfer to Ukraine tanks and armoured recovery vehicles

Czech Republic will transfer to Ukraine restored and upgraded Т-72 tanks and TATRA TREVA 30 ARVs.

This was announced by Petr Fiala, Czech Prime Minister.

Petr Fiala paid a visit to the Excalibur Army defense company on January 9, where armored vehicles for Ukraine are being rebuilt and improved.

On one of the tanks that will soon go to Ukraine, Fiala wrote his own wishes to the Ukrainian defenders.

“I wrote a brief appeal to the brave Ukrainian defenders on the tank -72 that will be sent to Ukraine. I believe that Ukrainians will win in the fight against the Russian aggressor,” the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.

Na tank T-72, který poputuje na Ukrajinu, jsem napsal statečným ukrajinským obráncům krátký vzkaz.

Věřím, že Ukrajinci zvítězí v jejich boji s ruským agresorem. pic.twitter.com/XtM4NdaMDX

— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) January 9, 2023

Militarny reported that the Czech company Excalibur Army received a contract to restore and modernize 90 Т-72 tanks, ​​which is funded jointly by the United States and the Netherlands. Work on tanks is carried out at a factory in the city of Sternberk.

According to plans, some of the tanks should be available to the Armed Forces by the end of 2022, with the remainder arriving in 2023.

According to the Czech Prime Minister, this cooperation has obvious benefits for all participants: NATO enhances Ukraine’s defenders, whose success is critical to global security, and the Czech Republic increases its military industry’s skills.

During the visit to the enterprise, the Prime Minister also examined a new repair and evacuation machine, which should also go to Ukraine.

“While visiting the Excalibur Army, I also had the opportunity to christen the new TATRA TREVA 30 ARV, which can also help in Ukraine in the future,” he wrote.

TATRA TREVA 30 armoured recovery vehicle based on the chassis of the Tatra Т815 8×8 truck.

The vehicle is equipped with an armored four-door cockpit, protecting light rifle weapons and shrapnel. The ARV is equipped with a winch capable of raising the weight to 50 tons and a powerful generator.

The vehicle is designed for evacuation and the repair of faulty or damaged equipment.