Canada will provide Ukraine with 4 Leopard 2 battle tanks. The first of them has already arrived in Poland, the Ukrainian military will soon be able to start operating this equipment.
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Aland announced this on Twitter.
She said that the country will continue to support Ukraine in the war against the Russian invaders.
Battle tanks are on their way to help Ukraine.
The first Canadian Leopard 2 is en route.
Canada's support for Ukraine is unwavering.
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— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) February 4, 2023
"The first Canadian Leopard 2 main battle tank, which we gave as a gift to Ukraine, has already arrived in Poland. Together with our allies, we will soon begin training the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the use of this equipment," Aland wrote.
It should be noted that
Canada will provide Ukraine with four Leopard 2A4 tanks
, instructors, spare parts and ammunition.
Weapons for Ukraine
On February 5, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov
announced
the provision of aircraft from partners to Ukraine.
At the same time, German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz
announced the existence of a consensus regarding Ukraine's non-use of Western weapons on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Meanwhile, People's Deputy and member of the parliamentary committee on national security Fedir Venislavskyi said that all
Russian
military facilities are legitimate targets for strikes by Ukraine.
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