The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine spoke about the Leopard 2 tanks received from Western countries

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The Head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, said in an interview with the TV channel that Western countries have delivered about 60 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. funke.

According to him, the French AMX-10RC, the British Challenger and Abrams from the USA were also sent to Ukraine.

formerly Reznikov declarationKiev needs about 120 planes, most of which should be American F-16s.

He also said that Eurofighter and Swedish Gripen would be an important aid for Kiev. He added that he hopes the German Eurofighter and Tornado will be transferred from England and Germany to Kiev, and that Berlin will participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots to use this technique.

Talking about the timing of deliveries, he stated that he hopes the first F-16s will arrive in Kiev by the end of the year. The minister noted that the training of pilots to work on F-16 aircraft takes four to six months, and it may take up to six months to train engineers, technicians and mechanics.

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