Ukrainian state concern "Ukroboronprom" offers to re-equip the Ukrainian army at the expense of their export contracts, as well As among them due to the sale of tanks " Oplot ", said 1st Deputy General Director of the enterprise Sergey Pinkas. according to his vision, of the products of Ukroboronprom, which is not needed to solve combat tasks in the area of "special operations" in the Donbass, is to export, And use the money to modernize the Ukrainian army, RIA " Novosti ". "Bulat" (Ukrainian T-64BM) are made in Kharkov, the plant named after Malyshev, they are adopted and actively used in the area of the ATO. And "Strongholds" ( "Stronghold" Is a Ukrainian main battle tank) is more profitable to export than to apply in war. The export value of "Stronghold" - 4, 9 million dollars. Better to sell it and for the money to repair and upgrade several dozen T-64 (Soviet tank, created in the early 1960-ies) to the level of " Bulat ", - quotes the Deputy Director of the press service of the concern. According to his statement, in this place, where battles are conducted, you need most of the armored personnel carrier or armored vehicles, not tanks." As for "tank" tasks are quite suitable and modernized T-64 and T-72 Soviet tank, which entered service of the army of the USSR in the 1970-ies), " said Pinkas. At the same time, he said that in the current year, the company plans to produce 40 tanks " Oplot "." And next year we are going to get the indicators 100-120 "Strongholds" every year ", - said Pinkas. In early February, Ukroboronprom has announced plans to increase production of its own tanks almost 25 times from five to 120 units per year. We emphasize, first of the ex-chief of staff of the armed forces of great Britain Richard Dannatt stated that transferred to Ukraine Saxon armored cars would be completely useless on the front line. Remember, on 14 March, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced the delivery of another 30 British Saxon armored cars. Again, a few days before the armored cars that failed to participate in the fighting, there was a serious incident. 10 March on the route Kyiv - Kharkiv on the road in the area of conducting special operations of the Ukrainian military has not coped with management of the British Saxon armored vehicle and overturned, the driver died. March 10, the first batch of 20 Saxon armoured vehicles manufactured in the UK entered service with the Ukrainian army. on 13 February, the London set of the Ukrainian security forces forces special operations 20 Saxon armoured vehicles from UK. on 6 February, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Kiev Simon Smith said that Britain wants to continue to assist the Ukrainian army.