Czech state firm to begin repairing Ukrainian tanks with Ukroboronprom

Czech state firm VOP CZ will begin repairing an unspecified number of T-64 tanks in cooperation with Ukrainian state group Ukroboronprom, helping to supply Ukraine's defence forces against Russia, the Czech defence ministry said on Tuesday.

Czech state firm VOP CZ will begin repairing an unspecified number of T-64 tanks in cooperation with Ukrainian state group Ukroboronprom, helping to supply Ukraine's defence forces against Russia, the Czech defence ministry said on Tuesday. The Czech Republic has been one of Kyiv's biggest backers since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, sending military and other aid from the start.

In February this year, VOP and Ukroboronprom agreed to repair and modernise Soviet-era tanks for the Ukrainian army, the Czech ministry said. It said the tanks have been in storage for decades and needed to be disassembled and fully restored to be returned to fighting condition.

The number of tanks set for repair was not disclosed.