The Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) will begin training the Ukrainian army to command German Leopard 2 tanks in the middle of next week. The magazine writes about it. Der Spiegelciting their own sources.
According to them, the German Air Force delivered the first groups of soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) from Poland to Germany for training. The classes will be held at a military training ground in the Lower Saxon city of Munster, where the Ukrainian army is taught to work on Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs).
The publication reports that the courses will be accelerated and will only last 6-8 weeks. The publication notes that it usually takes several years to prepare.
According to the Bundeswehr, fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be taught only basic skills in handling tanks, as well as improving the interaction of Leopard 2 and Marder on the battlefield. Der Spiegel says that if all goes according to plan, the first Ukrainian army will go to the front with these tanks at the end of March.
Military experts previously interviewed by TASS declarationThat it may take years for the Ukrainian army to be retrained to manage the German and British Leopard 2 and Challenger 2 tanks. According to them, with a high probability, foreign teams will make them work in the war zone.
Currently, a special operation of the Russian Armed Forces is underway in Ukraine. It was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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