Ukraine has already received three Leopard 2 tanks from Portugal
Photo: Philipp Schulze/dpa
A batch of three 2A6 Leopard tanks from Portugal arrived in Ukraine.
The Portuguese Ministry of National Defense reported this on Twitter.
"Three Leopard 2A6 tanks provided by Portugal are already in Ukraine. They were delivered in accordance with the agreements with our partners. Portugal continues to support Ukraine in its resistance to the illegal invasion of russia," the message reads.
Já estão na #Ucrânia🇺🇦 os 3 carros de combate #Leopard 2A6 doados por #Portugal🇵🇹, entregues conforme definido com os nossos parceiros. Portugal continua a apoiar a resistência ucraniana contra a ilegal invasão da Rússia🇷🇺. pic.twitter.com/fHmf4e3IyL
— Defesa Nacional (@defesa_pt) March 27, 2023
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It should be noted that Germany handed over to the Ukrainian side all eighteen Leopard 2 battle tanks that were promised. It is also reported that 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles have arrived in the country.
Also, Germany transferred to Ukraine the following:
- 70 MG3 machine guns, which are installed on Leopard tanks, Marder infantry fighting vehicles, and Dachs armored vehicles (previously, there were 30 such machine guns, now there are 100 in total)
- 3 Dachs engineering machines (similar were not transferred before).
- Spare parts for Leopard and Marder.
- Thirty drone detection systems (Ukraine now has 90 such systems).
Drones and Dachs were supplied by industry representatives, the rest – from the Bundeswehr's stocks. The MG3 is the standard machine gun of the Bundeswehr.
From January 1, 2022, to March 24, 2023, Germany transferred approximately 2.7 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine.
As Rubryka wrote, Reznikov released a video with British Challenger 2 tanks that have already arrived in Ukraine.
