NATO Spain Sending Even Extra Leopard Battle Tanks to Ukraine

Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles has introduced that her nation can be offering an extra 4 Leopard 2A4 fundamental battle tanks to Ukraine, together with extra infantry automobiles.

Minister Robles introduced that the 4 new Leopard tanks can be despatched to Ukraine following the primary batch of six tanks, that are being ready to be shipped to help the Ukrainian warfare effort in opposition to Russian forces.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had pledged to ship the extra tanks throughout his second go to to Ukraine because the outbreak of the Russian invasion a number of weeks prior, with solely Germany promising to ship extra Leopards to Ukraine, El Mundo stories.

Alongside the Leopards, Spain can be sending a brand new batch of TOA M-113 infantry automobiles — however to date no particular quantity has been launched.

Spain has educated 55 Ukrainian personnel on working the Leopard tanks already, equal to round ten crews.

The UK is now working “dangerously low” on ammunition after sending giant navy assist packages to Ukraine, MPs have been warned. https://t.co/IXDbvKHXCc

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Nations throughout Europe and North America have despatched gear and ammunition to Ukraine over the course of the warfare however the influence on the militaries of these international locations is starting to take its toll.

Britain’s Defence Choose Committee warned earlier this month that the nation was working “dangerously low” on ammunition after sending navy assist to Ukraine.

“It is clear that the UK and its NATO Allies have allowed ammunition stockpiles to dwindle to dangerously low levels,” the committee report mentioned, including that it may take over a decade to exchange ammunition shares.

The brand new provide of Spanish tanks comes as Ukrainian forces are on the again foot within the japanese metropolis of Bakhmut, with Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) stating that the PMC Wagner group has taken round half of the town.

Ukraine has additionally suffered giant air strikes in current weeks, with one assault earlier this month seeing Ukrainian infrastructure pounded by 90 missiles and drones in a single day, killing at the least six folks.