Spain to send six Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in the coming days

Spain plans to send six Leopard 2A4s to Ukraine in the coming days; the delivery will be completed by the end of April.

Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles stated this at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, El Pais reports.

Robles noted that the delivery of tanks to Ukraine would be carried out by the sea.

"There are four more Leopards that are already being repaired so that they can be delivered as soon as possible," she said.

In addition to tanks, Spain will supply Kyiv with 20 more armored personnel carriers, the minister added.

For reference:

As of October 2022, Spain has given €56 million in military assistance. According to the survey conducted by the Kiel Institute, Spain was the sixteenth largest contributor to Kyiv due in part to the sending of medicines, evacuation of injured people, provision of refuge to displaced persons, and instruction of Ukrainian soldiers. The national contribution to Kyiv is estimated at €723 million, including €49 million in humanitarian products and €354 million in financial assistance.