US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, but the war may not give it the opportunity to do what it does best.
AdvertisementAdvertisementUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Abrams tanks had arrived and were "preparing to reinforce our brigades."
View of American M1A1 Abrams tanks as they cross the desert during the Gulf War, Iraq, 1991.
U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tank fires during NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group military exercise Crystal Arrow 2021 in Adazi, Latvia March 26, 2021.
AdvertisementAdvertisementBeyond enemy threats, Ukraine will still face a major challenge operating the Abrams on the battlefield — and that is keeping it there.
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Abrams, —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden, Allan Tannenbaum, there's, hasn't, Moscow's, INTS KALNINS
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Wall Street, Service, Royal United Services Institute, Army, New York Times, US Army, U.S . Army M1A1, NATO
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Ukraine, Soviet, Iraq, Russia, Ukrainian, Adazi, Latvia