First Leopard 2 tanks from Poland delivered to Ukraine
Poland sent the first Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced they had already arrived in the country, speaking in his opening remarks at a meeting of the National Security Council in Warsaw:
The prime minister couldn't be here, he went to Kyiv to bring Leopard tanks which are the first batch delivered to Ukraine.
The information about the transfer of tanks the day before was also confirmed by the spokesman of the Polish government, Piotr Müller, on Twitter.
"The first Leopards from Poland went to our neighbors from Ukraine. At the same time, we are carrying out further deliveries and orders for the Polish army," the message reads.
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— Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) February 24, 2023
Pierwsze Leopardy z Polski trafiły do naszych sąsiadów z Ukrainy. Dzisiejsza wizyta premiera @MorawieckiM ma wymierny charakter dla bezpieczeństwa Ukrainy i Europy.
Równolegle realizujemy kolejne dostawy i zamówienia dla polskiej armii. Dbamy o bezpieczeństwo Polski.— Piotr Müller (@PiotrMuller) February 24, 2023
Poland's prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, is in Kyiv today in a show of support for Ukraine.
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The Leopard 2 is equipped with a 120 mm smoothbore gun manufactured by Rheinmetall, similar to the M1 Abrams tank. Its ammunition is 27 shells, with 15 additional shells in the stern of the tower. "Leopards" can hit targets at a distance of 2 km. The tank is also equipped with two machine guns. German, Swiss, and Dutch models use different types of this weapon. On board Leopard 2, there are 4750 cartridges for machine guns.
