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According to the Minister of Defense, among the

The Ministry of Defense will order the production of BM "Oplot" tanks for the Armed Forces - Reznikov (photo)

According to the Minister of Defense, among the "tank coalition", there should be Ukrainian equipment, such as the tank of BM "Oplot". Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov stated during his visit to the Kharkiv region that there should be a Ukrainian tank in the Tank Coalition. This was reported by the Defense Ministry on Facebook.

Reznikov was on a visit to Kharkiv region with the director of the concern "Ukroboronprom" Yuri Gusev, the chairman of the Kharkiv Ova Oleg Synigubov and the chairman of the VRU Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence Alexander Zaitnevich. They participated in the testing of the Ukrainian Tank of BM "Oplot". The minister stated that he loves the kitchen and music of different peoples of the world, but in industry he is a "Ukrainianprotectionist".

"I am convinced that in the tank coalition in the first rows should be the Ukrainian tank, such as BM" Oplot ". The front must be an armored fist, because the most important value is to preserve the lives of our defenders and defenders. . . . Therefore, it is approved The decision that MOU will order in Ukroboronprom for the Ukrainian army "Oplot", - said Alexei Reznikov. He also added that thanks to the work of Ukroboronprom enterprises, Ukraine was able to withstand in the first months of the war.

The first heavy weapons began to supply Ukraine only in Ukraine only late spring 2022. BM "Oplot" is a Ukrainian tank developed by the Kharkiv Design Bureau of the Mechanical Engineering. The machine is nominally in service with the Ukrainian army, but since 2009 the Armed Forces received only one car. Besides, after the Russo-Ukrainian War began The year the issue of import substitution of Russian parts in BM "Oplot" was raised.