C-17A Globemaster. source: wikipedia
According to Western air sources, at least 6 American heavy transport planes arrived in Poland on Sunday, says Interfax.
Two military transports landed at the airport in Rzeszow, 90 km from the border with Ukraine. US Air Force C-17A Globemaster. Each of them can take up to 77.5 tons of cargo on board.
A Boeing 747 leased by the Pentagon also landed.
In addition to the “Americans” C-17A, planes from Great Britain also arrived.
On April 21, US leader Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new $ 800 million aid package to Ukraine. In particular, it will be provided with more than 120 tactical strike drones and more than 70 155mm howitzers, as well as 144,000 grenades.
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that arms transfers would begin within a day or two. > A fighting group of paratroopers from the United States is based in the city of Rzeszow. Its number is 1.7 thousand military personnel. According to the US military command, the US military was relocated to Poland in mid-February “in support of NATO allies.”