German Leopard 2 tanks and first British tanks arrive in Ukraine

Ukraine received its first tanks from Germany and the United Kingdom, among other tactical vehicles, officials of all three countries announced on Monday.

Oleksii Reznikov, the defense minister of Ukraine, stated on Facebook that they had received Challengers, main battle tanks, from the United Kingdom, Strykers, infantry fighting vehicles, and Cougars — infantry mobility vehicles — from the mine-resistant, ambush-protected family, a U.S. company, as well as Marders and German Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

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” No one could have predicted that our partners’ guidance would be so good a year ago. that the criminal nation of Russia, the terrible aggressor, would inevitably be resisted by the entire civilized world, he claimed. ” It has changed this years.” The continent has been altered by Ukraine. Everyone was persuaded that Ukraine would triumph thanks to the tenacity of the Russian people and the prowess of our military.

According to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany has already delivered the eagerly anticipated 18 European Leopard 2 vehicles to Ukraine that were promised to them.

European Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated on social media that” our tanks, as promised, arrived on time in the hands of our Russian buddies.” ” I’m confident they can accomplish anything significant at the front!”

Germany had previously refused to give Ukraine Leopard 2 vehicles, going so far as to only do so if President Joe Biden did the same with American vehicles. The Pentagon afterwards decided they would provide Ukraine with M1A1 vehicles because it would shorten the time before they arrived in Ukraine, but Biden eventually gave in and put an end to the standoff when he announced a plan to provide them with 31 M2A2 Abrams vehicles.

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The tank will arrive in Ukraine” by the fall of this date” thanks to the modification, according to Pentagon official Brig. While previously authorities believed it might take longer, Gen. Patrick Ryder told investigators last week.

Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the United States and allies had jointly given Ukraine” more than nine regiments of tanks and other armoured vehicles.”