Der Spiegel: European countries will transfer about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

By: Myroslav Trinko | 26.01.2023, 09:56
Der Spiegel: European countries will transfer about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Yesterday, on 25 January, Germany Now it's official: Germany has approved the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and allowed the re-export of tanks to its partners. Now it is known how many German tanks will be delivered to us.

Here's What We Know

So, according to Der Spiegel, Ukraine will receive about 80 Leopard 2 battle tanks. We are talking about machines, which will be transferred by Europe. But besides European countries, countries on other continents can also join the tank coalition. For example, Canada. Therefore, the number of Leopard 2 can be increased to 100 units. Incidentally, the first deliveries of tanks are due to start in the spring.

Flashback

The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed 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. A total of 3,200 tanks of this model have been produced.

Source: Der Spiegel