Germany has decided to transfer sixteen tanks to Ukraine for crossing guidance. This was stated by the German Ministry of Defense in its Twitter.

"In order to further support the ground forces of Ukraine, Minister Lambrecht decided to transfer a batch of 16 Biber bridging tanks. They can be used to overcome water and other obstacles on the battlefield," the message noted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Wir unterstützen weiter!<br><br>Zur weiteren Unterstützung der Landstreitkräfte hat Ministerin Lambrecht entschieden, ein Paket von 16 Brückenlegepanzern Biber zu liefern. Mit diesem können im Gefecht Gewässer oder Hindernisse überwunden werden.<br><a href="https://t.co/xON5bHucPC">https://t.co/xON5bHucPC</a> <a href="https://t.co/SogH3mD3B0">pic.twitter.com/SogH3mD3B0</a></p>&mdash; Verteidigungsministerium (@BMVg_Bundeswehr) <a href="https://twitter.com/BMVg_Bundeswehr/status/1552979961019088896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The extended description notes that "Biebers" are used to quickly create bridges for troops to overcome water obstacles and difficult terrain, when the width of the desired crossing does not exceed 20 meters. Each of the elements for the bridge has a length of about 11 meters (the created bridge - 22) and a width of four meters. Such a bridge can withstand, among other things, heavy armored vehicles.