Good reinforcement: Spain will give Ukraine German Leopard tanks

By: Myroslav Trinko | 06.06.2022, 10:10

According to El Pais, the Spanish government is ready to expand military assistance to Ukraine.

What is known

According to the media, the Spanish Ministry of Defense is completing deliveries to Ukraine ofanti-aircraft missile systems Shorad Aspide. This is a family of guided missiles that is used on land, sea and air platforms. 

In addition to this, Spain is also ready to supply us with Leopard 2 (A4) tanks. They have been in storage for 10 years. They are planned to be repaired and modernized, and then handed over to Ukrainian defenders, who will soon begin to undergo a training process. The exact number of tanks is still unknown, but they say that it could be about 40 pieces.  

For those who are not in course

Leopard 2- main battle tank, created by the German enterprise Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Leopard 2 is the successor to the successful development of the Leopard 1 battle tank. The Leopard 2 has many modifications and is used by the armed forces of Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey. A total of 3200 tanks of this model were produced.

Source: El Pais

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