It's official: Spain decides to give Ukraine 10 Leopard 2 tanks instead of 6

The other day Spain announced that it planned to transfer six Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. But after the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Kyiv, the government changed its mind and decided to increase the number of weapons.

Here's What We Know

According to the country's prime minister, Spain will increase the number of tanks from 6 to 10. Part of the weaponry is to be handed over to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the coming weeks, and part in the coming months. Ukrainian crews are already learning to use the Leopard 2. The training programme is taking place in Poland and Germany. By the way, apart from Spain, the AFU will also receive Leopard 2 tanks from Poland, Canada, Portugal, Germany and Norway.

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. Totally 3,200 tanks of this model have been produced.

Source: OP