Spain to send six Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in second half of April – Reuters

Spain to send six Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in second half of April – Reuters

A Spanish Leopard 2E. Spanish Army file photo of a Leopard tank in Latvia 

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The six Leopard 2A4 tanks promised for Ukraine will leave Spain in the second half of April, Defence Minister Margarita Robles told state broadcaster TVE on 5 April, pushing back the estimated shipment date, Reuters reports.

Spain had committed to sending 10 Leopards to Ukraine. Last month Robles said the six repaired tanks would be sent after 9 April.

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