The first main battle tank Leopard 2 for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ottawa approved the decision to provide Ukraine with four Leopards in the coming weeks. The first of these combat units has already been airlifted from Halifax. Canadian Minister of National Defense Anita Anand announced this on Twitter.
An Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft departed Halifax today to transport the first Leopard 2 main battle tank that Canada is sending to Ukraine, she wrote.
The head of the Canadian defense department did not indicate the exact place where the plane will land. Canada will continue to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the equipment they need to win.
Recall that at the end of January, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine would receive up to 140 Western tanks in the first wave of contributions from international partners. We are talking about tanks Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and M1 Abrams. Also in Kyiv they are counting on the French Leclerc tank.
Source: Racurs
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