Germany transfers first batch of Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

Germany has supplied the first ten Leopard 1A5 battle tanks to Ukraine, according to the updated official list of military assistance for Ukraine.

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The recent military aid package also includes the following:

• 20 MG3 machine gun set for Leopard 2s and other armored vehicles;

• 1,035 rounds 155mm ammunition;

• 2,064 rounds 155mm smoke ammunition;

• ten ground surveillance radars;

• four border protection vehicles;

• 16 trucks Zetros;

• 100 first aid kits;

• 80 reconnaissance drones RQ-35 HEIDRUN.

Earlier, Danish acting Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that 80 German-made Leopard 1 battle tanks, to be transferred to Ukraine jointly by Germany and Denmark, will be ready for use by June 1.

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He said that Denmark, together with Germany and the Netherlands, aimed to donate at least 100 tanks to Ukraine.

On Feb. 7, the German federal government approved the supply of 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine.

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