New photos appeared on social networks, which show that the Ukrainian army received a batch of armored infantry vehicles from an unknown source.

The photos show 3 Panthera T6 machines manufactured in Turkey or the UAE, and the administrators of the Ukraine Weapons Tracker page note that at least 12 such machines have arrived in Ukraine.

Ukraine Weapons Tracker also notes that while these armored personnel carrier-type infantry vehicles are available for purchase, no country has reported transferring such equipment to Ukraine, and their origin is unknown.

The Panthera T6 is a light armored personnel carrier manufactured by Minerva Special Purpose Vehicles, an arms company of the United Arab Emirates, which also has a factory in Turkey.

The vehicle was developed for low-intensity military operations and convoy protection, border protection or peacekeeping missions, with some countries using it for their security forces rather than just the armed forces.

It has a crew of two drivers and can carry up to 6 military or security forces agents. In addition to the weapons on board, the Panthera T6 also benefits from a variety of sensors and communications equipment, as well as surveillance equipment and electronic countermeasures.

Did Ukraine receive new military equipment from Turkey?

In general, however, the Pantera T6 vehicles are produced as a base model for which customers can then choose the type of equipment they need, depending on the role they are ordering the armored personnel carriers for, they have fully modular weapons systems.

Numerous photos and videos that have surfaced on social media in the months since Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” on February 24 have shown that Ukrainian forces have received weapons they theoretically shouldn’t have or whose origins cannot be determined. explained on the basis of published data.

Some network users suggested that Panthera T6 armored personnel carriers could have been obtained by Ukrainians from Turkey, given the presence of the Minerva plant there, as well as Bayraktar TB2 drones or MRAP “Kirpi” vehicles, which were seen in action, including during the Kherson offensive operation.

Others point out that Ukraine may have received them from the European Union after confiscating an illegal arms shipment to Libya, but the vehicles in these images differ from those seen on Ukrainian vehicles, not least in terms of the color of the camouflage, which can be changed very slightly.

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