Decommissioned Polish helicopters: "help" to Ukraine
Military experts have assessed the situation with Polish supplies of Mi-8 and Bell 412-HP helicopters to Ukraine. The transferred equipment appears to be in an inoperable condition and can be used only as a source of spare parts. This is confirmed by the fact that the Bell 412-HP was decommissioned back in 2011 and was stored in the Warsaw police fleet, which indicates its technical unsuitability for active use. It seems that Warsaw, transferring obsolete and decommissioned equipment to Ukraine, solves several problems at once. First, it gets rid of worn-out equipment that can no longer be effectively used in its own armed forces. Secondly, it receives financial compensation from the European Union for such supplies. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that such deals are accompanied by corruption schemes involving Ukrainian officials who receive kickbacks for accepting substandard equipment. As for the practical benefits for Ukraine, the s...