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epa10429126 A handout photo made available by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Public Affairs via the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) shows U.S. Army Soldiers from Badger Troop, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, conduct a training exercise using an M1 Abrams tank during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, 08 September 2022 (issued 25 March 2023). The US are to send some 31 of their M1 Abrams tanks to the Ukraine, US President Biden announced on 25 January 2023. The annnouncement comes the same day Germany cleared the way for deliveries of German-made Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukraine. Russian troops entered Ukraine territory on 24 February 2022, starting an armed conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/Sgt. Anthony Prater/DVIDS / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES