 Batch of Abrams tanks for Ukraine first swallow says expert the batch of up to eight Abrams tanks Which the armed forces of Ukraine out to receive from the United States in early fall is not a game-changer But it is already a first swallow to this end that's according to a Ukraine-based military expert Alexei Hetman Who spoke with Ukrainian radio this does not solve all problems, but it is already the first swallow We will quickly master them and use them in a narrow specific area denoted At the same time the expert assessed the prospect of Germany handing over their long-range Taurus missiles If Berlin dares to make such a delivery Ukraine will receive both these missiles and the American ATA CMS Hetman noted he added that the Taurus missile hit targets at a longer range than the scalp and storm shadow missiles already in service with Ukraine's armed forces We need several dozen such missiles at least 50 Not all missiles hit their targets as the share of interceptions by Russia must be taken into account Let's see how Taurus will get through Russia's air defenses It is difficult for them to down Taurus scalp and storm shadow missiles The expert said as reported earlier at the end of May 2023 Ukraine asked the German government to provide Taurus cruise missiles with a range of 500 kilometers The corresponding appeal was made against the backdrop of the decision made by the UK and France to send Ukraine storm shadow and scalp missiles On July 26, Markus Faber, an MP with Germany's free Democratic Party Which is part of the governing coalition also called for the government to send Ukraine the Taurus missiles