Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced Tuesday that they plan to provide Ukraine with at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1 battle tanks in the coming months, a pledge that comes as Kyiv anticipates a new Russian offensive around the anniversary of its invasion.
News agency dpa quoted Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, as saying during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday that the first 20-25 Leopard 1 tanks would reachPistorius' office said German authorities have authorized the export of up to 178 Leopard 1 A5 tanks toThe three countries that made the pledge said Belgium has also shown interest in participating in the initiative.
Germany last month agreed to send 14 newer Leopard 2 A6 tanks from its military's current stocks. The country's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the first Leopard 2s could arrive inby the end of March. The first Ukrainian soldiers to be trained on the tanks departed for Germany this week.
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