Poland already delivered 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine

By Defence Industry Europe

This week, the government of Poland delivered another 10 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine. In addition, the Polish defence minister announced that Ukrainian tank crews have completed the training for Leopard2A4 in Poland.

Delivery of another 10 tanks means that Poland has already supplied Ukraine with 14 total Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks. The first four Leopard 2A4 tanks arrived in Ukraine at the end of February. Vehicles come from the stocks of the Polish Armed Forces.



Recall that government of Poland is responsible for supplying Ukraine with the Leopard 2A4 tanks battalion. Additional vehicles for this battalion will be delivered from Canada, Norway, and Spain.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive also a battalion of more modern Leopard 2A6/Leopard 2A5 main battle tanks (from Germany, Portugal, and Sweden). These deliveries are coordinated by the German federal government.



Earlier this week, German defence minister Boris Pistorius announced that 18 German Leopard 2A6 tanks and 3 Portuguese tanks can be handed over to Ukraine before and of March. At the same time, he stressed that tanks will arrive in Ukraine together with trained Ukrainian tank crews.

 

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