2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Iveco VM 90P in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Portugal supplied four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P protected vehicles to Ukraine in 2022; public sources support transfer and delivery, not a verified battlefield engagement.

Weapon profileIveco VM 90P
SideUkraineRoleMobility & LogisticsForce ProtectionTraining & Foreign Aid
Iveco VM 90P, 4x4 light protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: Wikimedia Commons Joint Stars VM90 Protetto Image

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Portugal supplied four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P protected or infantry mobility vehicles to Ukraine in 2022.

Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid, Army Recognition Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid

The M 40.12 WM/P aid designation corresponds to Portugal's VM90 P/2 protected branch.

Sources: Viaturas Militares Portuguesas Iveco 40.12 WM/P

The available public sources support transfer and delivery, not a verified battlefield engagement or unit assignment.

Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid

Timeline

Iveco VM 90P In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Four Portuguese M 40.12 WM/P vehicles delivered

    Oryx lists four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P infantry mobility vehicles delivered by Portugal to Ukraine in April 2022.

    Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine

  2. Portuguese authorities reported making vehicles available

    Army Recognition reported that Portuguese authorities had ordered the GNR to make four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P 4x4 armored vehicles available to Ukraine.

    Sources: Army Recognition Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid

  3. Defense Express reports vehicles already sent

    Defense Express reported that Portugal had already sent four Italian-made M 40.12 WM/P armored vehicles to Ukraine as a gift.

    Sources: Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid

Documented Use

Direct proof of transfer

The documented Russia-Ukraine War link for the Iveco VM 90P is Portugal's 2022 transfer of four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P protected vehicles to Ukraine. Oryx lists four Iveco M 40.12 WM/Ps in Portugal's Ukraine aid under infantry mobility vehicles and dates the delivery to April 2022.

Defense Express separately reported in July 2022 that Portugal had already sent four Italian-made M 40.12 WM/P armored vehicles to Ukraine. A Portuguese vehicle-reference profile identifies the Iveco 40.12 WM/P as the VM90 P/2 and notes that Portugal ceded four vehicles to Ukraine in 2022.

Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid, Viaturas Militares Portuguesas Iveco 40.12 WM/P

Timeline

Oryx dates the four-vehicle delivery to April 2022 in its Portugal aid inventory. Army Recognition reported in May 2022 that Portuguese authorities had ordered the GNR to make four Iveco M 40.12 WM/P 4x4 armored vehicles available to Ukraine.

Defense Express reported on July 19, 2022 that the four M 40.12 WM/P armored vehicles had already been sent as a gift. The available public sources do not establish a first combat use date, a Ukrainian unit assignment, or a loss record for the four vehicles.

Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Army Recognition Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid, Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid

Narrative

The M 40.12 WM/P evidence places the VM 90P protected branch in Ukraine's foreign-supplied protected-mobility inventory rather than in a specific documented battle. The vehicle fits the mobility, force-protection, and foreign-aid roles assigned in the parent catalog row because the sources describe small numbers of armored or infantry mobility vehicles supplied to Ukraine during the full-scale phase of the war.

The designation boundary matters because public sources use VM 90, VM90 P/2, and M 40.12 WM/P labels for related Iveco 4x4 protected vehicles. The Portuguese vehicle-reference profile ties the M 40.12 WM/P to the VM90 P/2 protected configuration, while the transfer sources use the M 40.12 WM/P aid designation.

Sources: Oryx Portuguese Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Defense Express Portuguese M113 and Iveco Aid, Viaturas Militares Portuguesas Iveco 40.12 WM/P

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