"A friend in need is a friend indeed". Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks arrive in Ukraine

"Polish PT-91 Twardy MBTs are in Ukraine. A friend in need is a friend indeed," head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak.

"We are very grateful to our Polish friends" - Yermak added in Polish.

The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank. A development of the Soviet T-72M1, it entered service in 1995.

PT-91 was designed at the OBRUM and is produced by the Bumar Łabędy company, part of the Bumar Group, a Polish technical military consortium.

Long suspicious of Russia's intentions in central and eastern Europe, Poland has emerged as one of neighbouring Ukraine's staunchest allies since President Vladimir Putin's forces launched what the Kremlin calls its "special military operation".

Poland bought 250 Abrams tanks to fill the void created after handing over 240 T-72 tanks to Ukraine.

Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said last week that Abrams tanks that will be used to train Polish soldiers had already arrived. "We will be ready when the first of 250 state-of-art tanks we purchased arrive," the minister said.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informed on Facebook on Monday (July 25) that since the beginning of invasion into Ukraine, the Russian army has lost 39,700 military personnel.

According to the infographic posted on Facebook, the Russian lost approx. 180 troops, 8 tanks, 8 armoured personal vehicles, 7 artillery systems and 2 multiple launch rocket systems in the last 24 hours.

According to Ukrainian General Staff, total Russian losses since Feb.24 look as follows: 1,730 tanks, 3,950 armoured vehicles, 876 artillery systems, 257 multiple launch rocket systems, 116 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 222 aircraft, 188 helicopters, 719 drones, 2,832 vehicles and fuel tanks, as well as 15 warships/boats.