Tankmen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will participate for the first time in tank biathlon of armies of NATO countries.
International competitions The Strong Europe Tank Challenge will be held in Germany from 7 to 12 May, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported..
Servicemen of the tank platoon of the 14th separate mechanized brigade of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces will compete with teams from the USA, Germany, Austria and Poland.
It was this division that became the winner of all-Ukrainian competitions of tank platoons, which took place in Chernigov in the autumn of last year.
The Strong Europe Tank Challenge is held annually in one of the NATO countries in order to work out the interaction between the armored units of the alliance states, the exchange of tactical methods and procedures for their combat use.
In 2016, the victory in the tank biathlon won the German tankers. The second and third places were taken by servicemen from Denmark and Poland.