The armed forces of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk national republics have a large number of tanks than Germany and Britain combined, said the representative of the Ukrainian side in the security subgroup of the Trilateral contact group Yevhen Marchuk.
“It is absolutely clear that on the side of the tank 702 is three modifications. This modern tanks, the tanks are ready for battle. Artillery systems are different: and tube artillery, rocket and mortars — more than a thousand. Not to mention the other options, but this is the most important components of a military nature, which are usually associated with the action offensive or causing very large losses of the opposite side,” — said on the eve of Marchuk in the Ukrainian TV “channel 5”.
Note that according to public sources, in service with the Bundeswehr and the armed forces of the UK is slightly larger than the specified Marchuk, the number of tanks 800. Mat had as of 2009, about 800 tanks.
Also Yevhen Marchuk said that the Minsk negotiations process and the Tripartite contact group, in his opinion, are only a tool, “Norman Quartet”, and not something separate.
Solves all not the Minsk negotiating group and the Trilateral contact group, and decided by the leaders of “Norman Quartet” — said Marchuk.
Recall that Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict and that Russia does not supply arms to the militia.
