Poland to send 10 Leopard tanks to Ukraine this week
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 13:41
Mariusz Błaszczak, Polish Defence Minister, has confirmed that 10 of the promised 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks will arrive in Ukraine in the coming days.
Source: Sky News citing Mariusz Błaszczak
Quote: "Four [tanks] are already in Ukraine, another 10 will go to Ukraine this week," Błaszczak said.
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Poland was the first of the Western allies to transfer modern Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Warsaw will also provide 60 PT-91 Twardy tanks.
Background:
- Earlier, German authorities have asked Switzerland to approve the sale of 96 decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to the Rheinmetall concern.
- At the end of January, Germany agreed to allow other countries to send German-made tanks to Ukraine.
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