Ukrainians already being trained on Leopard 2 tanks from Canada, says Canadian Defense Ministry
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are already training on Leopard tanks (Photo:REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)
Four Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, donated from Canada, are already in Poland and being used to train Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian news site European Pravda wrote on Feb. 14, quoting Canadian Minister of Defence Anita Anand.
"As a country, we had already announced the transfer of four Leopard 2 (tanks) to Poland,” Anand said before a planned NATO ministerial meeting.
“This has already happened. These tanks are in Poland and we are currently training Ukrainian soldiers to operate these tanks.”
25 Canadian military instructors have started to train Ukrainian crews on Leopard 2A4 battle tanks, she added.
Anand announced on Jan. 26 that Canada would send four combat-ready Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. She said that this number could increase, but only in coordination with other Ukrainian allies.
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