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Polish Leopard 2 tanks are already in Ukraine, says defense chief

Poland has already sent to Ukraine the first Leopard 2 tanks out of the 14 promised, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and National Defense Minister Mariusz B·aszczak said on Friday, speaking at the opening of the country’s National Security Council.

  • “Today Polish [Leopard] tanks have already reached Ukraine,” he said, speaking at the opening of the country’s National Security Council.
  • According to Polish President Andrzej Duda, who also participated in the event, the Prime Minister went to Kiev to “take the Polish Leopards there.” “[These] are the first tanks that are part of the coalition tank aid <…> that will reach Ukraine,” he added.

On January 25, the German government confirmed that it would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and would give other countries permission to re-export the equipment.

The United Kingdom, Norway, Slovakia, the United States and France also announced their intention to provide Kiev with Western-made tanks. Poland announced plans to allocate 14 tanks.

  • Kiev expects to receive up to 140 tanks from 12 countries as its first batch.

Source: TASS