Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) soldiers began to withdraw German Leopard 2 tanks due to the heavy losses of these vehicles in battles. The post writes about it Military Watch Magazine.
“The Leopard 2A6s suffered significant combat losses… Later, Ukraine withdrew these tanks from the front line to save them for more important offensive operations,” the text says.
It was noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces switched to the Soviet T-64 and T-72. It is emphasized that they are superior to their German counterpart Leopard 1 in terms of tactical and technical characteristics.
12 July reportedHe said that Germany and Poland could not resolve their differences in establishing a joint center for the repair of Leopard tanks transferred to the Ukrainian army. This was reported by the newspaper Handelsblatt, citing sources. In April, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the establishment of the center in Ramstein as part of the contact group meeting on Ukraine.
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