Western-made armored vehicles from the US, Germany, and France will be heading to Ukraine for the first time since Russia started a deadly and destructive war with its neighbor 10 months ago, and they are expected to give Kyiv a significant firepower and ground combat capability boost.The White House announced in a joint press statement on Thursday that the US intends to provide Kyiv with Bradley fighting vehicles, while German leadership revealed plans to send Marder infantry fighting vehicles.The announcement from the US and Germany came just one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, who decided to "transfer light tanks and Bastion APCs" to Kyiv.Zelenskyy did not specify which light vehicles he was referring to, though French politician Benjamin Haddad later confirmed that they are AMX-10 RC armored fighting vehicles.Ukraine's defense ministry said on Thursday, before the announcement from the US and Germany, that Macron's decision will move Ukraine closer to victory, "especially when the AMX-10 RCs are joined by their American and, we believe, German peers.""