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Poland to receive 14 Abrams tanks in June

The M1A1 tanks that will arrive in June will be assigned to the Polish Army's 18th Mechanised Division and will be tasked with guarding the so-called 'Brest Gate', which forms part of the Polish-Belarusian border, Błaszczak said earlier. Mariusz Błaszczak/Twitter

The first batch of 14 US-made Abrams tanks will arrive in Poland this month, Poland's defence minister has announced.

Visegrad, US and UK troops begin Puma-22 exercise in Poland

About 2,000 troops from the Visegrad countries as well as those from the US and the UK are taking part in the Puma-22 military exercise starting in Nowa Dęba, southeastern Poland, on Friday.

President praises Polish troops

President Andrzej Duda praised the courage of Polish troops at a Friday meeting with soldiers from the 18th Mechanised Division in Rzeszow-Jasionka, south-eastern Poland.

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