Poland staged a military parade Tuesday to display its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems as war continues on its southeastern border with neighboring Ukraine and on the eve of parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 15.
Despite the soaring temperatures, crowds turned out for the Army Day event in Warsaw to see US-made Abrams tanks, HIMARS mobile artillery systems and Patriot missile systems, as well as Korean FA-50 fighter jets. of the South and howitzers K9.
Increase in military spending
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Poland’s conservative government has spent some 14.7 billion euros on tanks, interceptor missile systems and fighter jets, many bought from the United States and South Korea.
NATO member Poland backs Kiev in its war against Russia.
The parade was held in the Polish capital on the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing towards Europe.
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