Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands will send more than 100 Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine by spring 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced during an unannounced visit to Kyiv. A contingent of 20 to 25 Leopard 1 tanks will arrive in Ukraine by this summer and up to an additional 80 tanks will be delivered by early next year, Pistorius detailed this during a joint press meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov. Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands will provide refurbished Leopard 1 from their “industrial stocks” and will provide the required logistic support and training to operate the vehicles, the German defense ministry said in a news release. He added that by the end of the month, there will be more missiles, five additional Gepard tanks, and another five armored engineer vehicles.
Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands will send more than 100 tanks to Ukraine by spring.
Oleksii Reznikov and Boris Pistorius metting