The first shipment of German Leopard-2 tanks has arrived in Ukraine.
The first shipment of German Leopard-2 tanks has been sent to‘Yes, we delivered Leopard tanks as we announced,’ chancellor Olaf Scholz said in Rotterdam. ‘We’re providing very modern [tanks] which we have now delivered.’
German defence minister Boris Pistorius confirmed the tanks ‘have made it into the hands of our Ukrainian friends as promised and on time,’ and tweeted that he was sure they could ‘make a decisive contribution’ on the frontlines of the war.A number of British Challenger tanks have also reached Ukraine and are ready for deployment , regarded as among the best in the West’s arsenal, despite being initially reluctant to send heavy weaponry that Kyiv says is crucial to defeat Russia’s invasion.
Around 2,000 Leopard 2s are in use by European countries, although under German law, Berlin must approve Leopard 2s being re-exported by any country. The German army trained the Ukrainian tank crews as well as the troops assigned to operate the Marder vehicles for several weeks in Muenster and Bergen in northern Germany.
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