The newspaper wrote that the German government agreed with the Rheinmetall company for the repair of 30 Leopard tanks for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). Guard.
According to the publication, 30 vehicles are part of a batch of 49 tanks that the concern purchased from Belgian private defense company OIP Land Systems. Some of them are in such bad condition that they are only suitable for supplying spare parts.
At the same time, specific conditions for the delivery of tanks are not specified due to the terms of the contract, but it can take up to six months for the tanks to reach the battlefield.
Before that, the newspaper Handelsblatt WroteThat the German concern Rheinmetall has purchased Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems for shipment to Ukraine. A total of 50 vehicles were purchased and about 30 of them can be delivered to Ukraine.
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