Petro Poroshenko has donated tyre-changing equipment, tyres and charging stations to units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
MP and leader of “European Solidarity” Petro Poroshenko has handed over a large consignment of equipment and supplies worth 20 million hryvnias to 15 brigades, regiments and battalions, according to a post on his Facebook.
In response to requests from the military, the following items were delivered to the front lines: 3 mobile tyre-changing units, 3 large charging stations, 130 generators, 140 tyres for pick-up trucks, 6 Starlink units, 5 drone detectors, 10 laptops, as well as tablets, monitors and printers.
"It would have been twice as much if they hadn’t tried to hinder us with illegal sanctions. But we’re working with what we’ve got. The first and coolest thing here is the tyre changers, which can even change the tyres on armoured vehicles. Anyone who’s been in the field and tried to change a wheel on heavy machinery knows it’s almost impossible. And driving a combat vehicle 40–50 kilometres just to change a tyre, when the lads are even chipping in their own money for fuel, is simply unfair,” said Poroshenko.
‘That is precisely why tyre-changing units are being sent directly to the front lines — to the 59th Mechanised Brigade, the 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade and the 27th Airborne Brigade,’ said the fifth President.
‘The 59th Brigade is a story in itself. My nephew serves there, and recently one of their battalions shot down a Russian Ka-52. These assault troops prove every day that they are worth every piece of equipment they receive,’ Poroshenko is convinced.
‘The 107th Separate Aviation Wing is receiving battery packs so that our F-16s can take off fully charged. Today, this is the most effective tool for defending our skies,’ explains Poroshenko.
‘The units are receiving over a hundred generators and tyres, which I have been calling a “treasure” since 2022. And separately – chocolate bars from Roshen. Thank you to the soldiers! Let’s keep working,’ said the fifth president.
