Czech Republic to repair Ukraine’s T-64 tanks produced only in Kharkiv PHOTO

The project will require the involvement of specialists from Ukraine and will take place at the same time as the modernization of Czech T-72s for Ukraine’s military.

The Czech state defense company VOP CZ and Ukroboronprom recently concluded an agreement on overhauling T-64 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Czech facilities.

The details of the agreement are not disclosed. Most likely, for the implementation of this project, the Czechs will attract specialists from Ukraine’s repair plants to work at their facilities, since the T-64 is an unknown machine for Eastern Europe, as Defense Express reports.

The Czechs separately emphasize that they pursue a purposeful policy of repairing equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as one of the forms of aid. Therefore, for the restoration of the T-64, those military facilities will be used that are located as close as possible to the border with Ukraine.

At the same time, as Defence24 emphasizes, the Czech Republic provides or is ready to provide other forms of assistance to Ukraine. For example, following the results of the Ramstein-style meeting on February 14, 2023, the Deputy Defense Minister of the Czech Republic, Daniel Blažkovec, emphasized that his country continues to work on a project to modernize more than 90 units of the T-72 tanks for Ukraine.

In addition, Prague is also ready to contribute to the training of Ukraine’s fighters according to NATO standards. "Our goal is to train about 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers by the end of 2023. In December, we completed the first training cycle, the next one is underway now, and three more training cycles are planned this year," said Mr. Blažkovec.