Ukrainian Soldiers Are Using Soviet Made Weapons Donated By NATO to Fight Russian Troops

• The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have been sending weaponry to Ukraine to help troops fight Russia
• Ukraine has so far received 17 000 antitank weapons that have been made by former Soviet Union countries
• Some social media users are wondering why Ukraine has not yet surrendered to Russian troops believing that there have no chance of winning

KYIV - Since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) have been sending weapons to Ukraine to help the country's military fight against Russian troops.

It has been reported that Ukraine has so far received 17 000 antitank weapons from NATO and it has also been determined that the majority of the weapons sent are Soviet-made weapons.

According to BusinessInsider, the majority of the weaponry come from NATO nations in Central Europe that were once part of the Soviet Union. The Czech Republic is the country that has sent the most equipment, so far.

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Weapons from the Czech Republic include machine guns, assault rifles as well as other smaller weapons. According to Reuters, the weapons sent to Ukraine from the Czech Republic are valued at R129 million.

Slovakia has also contributed 12,000 rounds of anti-tank ammunition produced in the Soviet Union. Poland is expected to provide Ukraine with all of its MiG-29s fighter jets. The fleet will be first delivered to a United States of America airbase in Germany before making its way to Ukraine.

Netizens share their thoughts about the current situation in Ukraine

@Thembampanza13 said:

"Ukraine will never win this, instead, they are running away. Zelensky should have surrendered a long time ago, how many people does he want to see die?"

@GatesB_ said:

"These guys haven't surrendered ?"

@AmuMabasa2 said:

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"Clearly, there is a Gun Runner from the US who used to deal guns with Russia on the DL and sell them somewhere in the middle east that has decided to aid Ukraine..."

@masango1 said:

"Can they really defeat Russia?"

@ZuluMbekezeli said:

"There is absolutely nothing to defend here it’s just that Russia doesn’t want to come out hard with Ukraine unlike your darlings America who would bomb & burn the whole town just to kill an insurgent rate (whatever insurgent means)."

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky halts NATO membership amid Russian invasion

Meanwhile, Briefly News previously reported that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is no longer pursuing membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), stating that he realises that NATO is not yet prepared to accept Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin partly attributes Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fact that Ukraine intended to join NATO.

Zelensky made these remarks during an interview on ABC News on Monday night, 7 March. Zelensky also stated that he would be willing to compromise on the two territories that have broken away from Ukraine and are now recognised as independent by Putin, reports EWN.

Source: Briefly News