Spain has sent the first batch of six Leopard 2A4 tanks and armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, the agency reported. Reuters.
At the port of Santander in the autonomous region of Cantabria, the equipment was loaded on a cargo ship bound for Poland. Then the tanks will be delivered to Ukraine.
Madrid plans to transfer four more repaired Leopard tanks to Kiev.
Former Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles declarationThat Spain will send 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks. Spain also trained 40 tank crew members and 15 technicians.
The country’s Ministry of Defense announced educated Control of Leopard tanks by 55 Ukrainian soldiers.
Other NATO countries, including Germany, Poland and Portugal, announced that they will supply a total of 48 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.