Former Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Kiev needs more weapons for counterattack. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“We don’t want to launch an unprepared counterattack,” he said.
According to him, Ukraine currently has about “50-60 Western tanks”.
Oleksiy Reznikov, former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine declarationHe expects Leopard tanks to appear on the battlefield in April-May.
According to him, the counterattack is planned in several directions, but the situation largely depends on weather conditions.
It was also reported that Madrid may transfer the first six Leopard tanks to Kiev “just after Easter” celebrated by Catholics on April 9.
The exact timing of the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian side has not yet been announced.
On March 23, the Spanish Ministry of Defense reported that six previously promised Leopard battle tanks will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of this week.