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The first machines will be handed over the Armed Forces next week. The trucks be...

"Logistics is as important as weapons": Belgium will send 240 trucks to Ukraine - the media

The first machines will be handed over the Armed Forces next week. The trucks belong to the Belgian army since the 90s. This year, the state decided to replace them with new ones, so 240 good units will be sent to the front to Ukrainians. Belgium will be handed over to Ukraine by Volvo Cargo, Volvo Shelter, Volvo Fassi and Volvo Manumat. They have been in operation since the early 1990s. The Belgians checked them and assured that 240 units were good.

Also, Ukrainians will be transferred to the foreign army spare parts for them. This was reported on March 16 by Media De Standaart. According to media, cargo models, models with tarpaulin or crane and some emergency trucks in Belgium will be replaced with new ones. However, assistance is not advised to perceive as a deprivation of "old junk", because the state clearly knows the needs of the defenders of Ukraine and send equipment at requests of the military.

"Ukrainians are not supplied with anything they have been asked or needed. Not everything we offer is immediately accepted. It is usually associated with time. Because they cannot yet use something at that time or therefore that they do not have the right staff, for example. But in a few weeks the situation may change, " - explained the Belgian military. The Belgium Ministry of Defense was assured that each request was checked for expediency in the department and industrial sector.

They have promised to continue to provide all possible support to Ukraine and reported to departure in addition to the trucks of hundreds of instructors for the exercises of Ukrainian defenders. The media said that additional preparation for the management and maintenance of Volvo is not needed by Ukrainians. The Defense Ministry believes that the war in Ukraine has destroyed their plans in some way.

The state sought to gradually replace the trucks, but was forced to give the old ones to receive new ones. "However, we support this decision 100 %. Often the focus of weapons supply, but these trucks are very much waiting for these trucks. During the conflict, logistics is at least as important as weapons," the Belgian Defense Ministry said. We will remind, on March 16, the media became known that Chinese companies are supplying Russian rifles, UAV details and bulletproof vests.