Ukraine will receive M1 Abrams tanks for counteroffensive, says US

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The tanks will be armed with controversial armour-busting depleted uranium rounds, which could possibly be linked to health issues such as cancer and birth defects.

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00:00 "The Abrams M1 tanks promised by the United States to help Ukraine in its counteroffensive

00:07 against Russia will arrive sooner than expected," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on

00:13 Monday.

00:14 He made the announcement at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany, an international

00:20 debut for the new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umarov.

00:23 "I was there a few days ago and certainly enjoyed our meeting.

00:26 The M1 Abrams tanks that the United States had previously committed to will be entering

00:31 Ukraine soon.

00:32 Now the more Russia prolongs its war, the more glaring its cruelty becomes.

00:39 Russia's assault have increased far beyond the battlefield."

00:46 The Ukraine Defense Contact Group is made up of 50 countries allied with Ukraine, who

00:51 have contributed around 71 billion euros since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion

00:57 last year.

00:58 During the meeting, Denmark also promised 45 additional tanks for Ukraine, including

01:03 30 Leopard 1s and 15 T-72 tanks.

01:07 [SWOOSH]

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