Ukraine will receive up to 90 Leopard 1 tanks by the end of 2023 from Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany

By: Maksim Panasovskyi | 11.03.2023, 19:16
Ukraine will receive up to 90 Leopard 1 tanks by the end of 2023 from Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany

The Ukrainian Armed Forces may receive nearly a hundred Leopard 1 tanks from three countries this year. This was announced by acting Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.

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The Danish politician visited the German factory Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft, where the Leopard 1 is being prepared for shipment to Ukraine. Troels Lund Poulsen was satisfied with how the preparations were going and said that the key objective was to ensure deliveries in a short time frame.

Denmark announced in early February that it would send 100 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine together with Germany and the Netherlands. According to Poulsen, deliveries should start in May. Ukraine may receive 80-90 tanks by the end of this year.

Source: Berlingske