The key facts
- South Korean-made K2GF Black Panther tanks were transferred to the 16th Mechanized Division in Braniewo
- The delivery includes tools, spare parts and ammunition
- Earlier, Polish and Russian officials exchanged sharp statements about the Kaliningrad region
Tank delivery to the border
Poland moved South Korean-made K2GF Black Panther tanks to the border with the Kaliningrad region. This was reported by Poland's Armament Agency on the social network X. According to the agency, the tanks were handed over to soldiers of the 16th Mechanized Division in Braniewo. The message noted that the delivery, in addition to the tanks, includes a set of tools, spare parts and ammunition.
Earlier statements
On November 16, Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Vienna on military security and arms control, stated that NATO countries were practicing scenarios for blockading the Kaliningrad region in the Baltic.
Reaction to Sikorski's words
On September 12, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called on NATO to hold aggressive exercises near the Kaliningrad region, claiming that the region allegedly had almost no troops. Later, on the CNN television channel, he said that Poland, in the event of a conflict with Russia, would be able to prevail. The State Duma responded by stating that two brigades of the Russian army would be enough to take Warsaw. The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Sikorski of Russophobia, and the Kremlin spoke about measures to protect the region. Earlier, the Kaliningrad region also reacted to reports about 'planned attacks'.
