Poland handed over PT-91 Twardy tanks to Ukraine

Thanks to military assistance from Poland, a new type of tank for Ukrainian tankers appeared in Ukraine — PT-91 Twardy. Armored combat vehicles have already arrived in the country to repel Russian aggression.

PT-91 Twardy from Poland is already in Ukraine. About this reported  Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak.

Yesterday, July 24, about the delivery of a new batch of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine as well stated Krzysztof Platek, spokesman for the Polish Armaments Agency. The number of transferred machines is not disclosed.

The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank based on a license variant of the Soviet T-72M1. The basic version of the PT-91 was serially produced at the Bumar Łabędy plant from 1995 to 2002.

It is known from open sources that a total of 232 units of PT-91 were produced for the armed forces of Poland.

RT-91 has modern fire control and communication systems. The protection of the tank and the crew is additionally strengthened by hinged dynamic protection. The combat vehicle is equipped with a PZL-Wola S-12U diesel engine with a capacity of 850 hp.

President of Poland Andrzej Duda earlier stated, that as of June 2022, Poland has transferred weapons worth almost 2 billion dollars to Ukraine. The list of military aid includes 240 Soviet-style tanks, which the Ukrainian army knows how to use and maintain, more than a hundred armored personnel carriers, small arms, ammunition, ammunition and military equipment.

In addition, Ukrainian artillerymen received Polish 155-mm Krab self-propelled howitzers