KYIV, Nov 17 - Ukraine will soon ship to Thailand the remaining 13 Oplot tanks produced by the Malyshev Plant, First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Oleh Hladkovsky said.

"We have a contract with the Thai side for the delivery of 49 Oplot tanks. I am happy to say that despite everything, Ukraine will fulfill its obligations to our partners, and in the near future it will send for the needs of the Royal Thai Army the remaining 13 combat machines that have already been manufactured by the Ukrainian enterprise Malyshev Plant. They are now being prepared for tests and confirmation of their characteristics," the NSDC's press office quoted Hladkovsky as saying on Thursday, November 16.