 Ukraine to receive first 10 Abrams tanks in September. The 10 U.S.-made Abrams tanks are expected to arrive in Ukraine in mid-September. Politico media outlet reported this with reference to sources. Politico noted that Ukraine will receive the first 10 Abrams tanks out of the 31 promised in mid-September. Western officials hope that the arrival of the tanks will give Kyiv's forces the advantage they need to break through Russia's fierce defenses in an exhausting counteroffensive. As Martin O'Donnell, a Pentagon spokesperson said, 1070-ton tanks are currently in Germany undergoing final remodeling. After that, they will be sent to Ukraine. The U.S. is committed to expedite delivery of the 31 tanks to Ukraine by the fall, Martin O'Donnell added. However, he declined to give a specific timeline. U.S. officials hope that the Abrams tanks will help give Ukraine an advantage in the fight to regain territory. Politico writes that a group of Ukrainian soldiers has completed a training program on U.S. M1 Abrams tanks. About 200 Ukrainians trained on the tanks at U.S. Army training ranges in Germany, O'Donnell said. It should be noted that in January, U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed his intention to transfer 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The U.S. is removing some sensitive technologies from the Abrams tanks it plans to send to Ukraine, as it fears they could fall into the hands of the Russian army on the battlefield. Ukraine will receive an older modification M1A1 tanks, not the A2S.