U.S. Accelerates Transfer of Abrams Tanks to Ukraine.

The US will send refurbished Abrams tanks to Ukraine this fall, instead of building new ones from scratch, to expedite delivery timelines. The Patriot air defense missile training for Ukrainian troops in Oklahoma will wrap up in the coming days, and the missile systems will be in Ukraine in the coming weeks. The US commitment to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine was the linchpin of a plan to get Germany to go along with the transfer of Leopard tanks in its own inventory or that of other nations. Russian officials expressed environmental concerns about the armor-piercing shells used by British Challenger 2 tanks being given to Ukraine that contain depleted uranium.