Media: Ukraine plans to buy German Leopard 2 tanks from Spain

A few weeks ago, information appeared online that the Spanish government was ready to transfer

German Leopard 2 tanks. This has now been confirmed by the media.

What is known

According to Business Insider, UkrainianThe military is already in Spain and inspecting tanks. Ukraine wants to make a decision soon. However, the tanks will still have to be repaired. How long this will take is unknown. By the way, to transfer equipment you will have to take permission from the German Ministry of Defense, but according to Business Insider, Berlin is ready to give it.

If you, suddenly, did not know

Leopard 2 is a main battle tank created byby the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. Leopard 2 is the successor to the successful development of the Leopard 1 battle tank. The Leopard 2 has many modifications and is used by the armed forces of Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Turkey. A total of 3,200 tanks of this model were produced.

Source: Business Insider