Andrzej Duda: Poland transfers 10 German Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda, during his visit to Ukraine on January 11, announced new military assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Here's What We Know
So, Poland will transfer 10 German Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Unfortunately, the version of the tanks is not named, but most likely, we are talking about Leopard 2. Poland has more than 240 of them of different modifications.
Prezydent @AndrzejDuda in #Lwów: Kompania czołgów Leopard dla Ukrainy zostanie przekazana w ramach budowania koalicji międzynarodowej. Taka decyzja jest już w Polsce.
- Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) January 11, 2023
Flashback
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank created by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. The Leopard 2 is the successor to the successful development of the Leopard 1. 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. Totally 3,200 tanks of this model were produced.
Source: @prezydentpl