Spain plans to send first six Leopard tanks to Ukraine after Easter
This year, the Catholic Church will celebrate Easter on April 9.
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Six tanks have already been refurbished by the Santa Bárbara Sistemas defense contractor in Alcalá de Guadaíra outside Seville, said El Pais.
This week, the tanks are undergoing firing exercises at the Cerro Muriano training ground in Córdoba. After receiving combat certification, they will be delivered by sea to Poland.
Several Ukrainian tank crews concluded their training on Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in Spain on March 13, 2023.
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A total of 40 tank crew members and 15 mechanical specialists mastered operating and maintaining Leopard-2s, having spent four weeks at a military base in Zaragoza.
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