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Then on February 24, the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that Canada would send 4 more Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Totaling 8 Leopard 2 tanks. [75] [76] On February 23, 2023, the Swedish government pledged to send 10 Leopard 2A5/Strv122 to Ukraine. [citation needed] On February 23, 2023, Finland ...
The Netherlands was considering Ukrainian requests for Leopard 2 tanks, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte suggesting that the Dutch government could purchase tanks from other countries and donate them. [158] There were also some discussions about Netherlands purchasing the 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks they lease from Germany.
The battle was also the first documented loss of a Leopard 2 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [19] [20] Some of the damaged vehicles were later recovered and repaired by Ukrainian forces. [21] [22] Ukrainian sources claimed that Russian forces were inflating Ukrainian equipment losses at Mala Tokmachka.
In January, Western nations pledged to send to Ukraine several dozen modern Leopard 2 tanks, a scarce asset in most armies today. Scrambling to find more heavy armour for Kyiv, they later also ...
Switzerland's executive branch on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposal to decommission 25 out-of-service Leopard 2 battle tanks that Germany's government wants returned to the German ...
The brigade returned to Ukraine in November, along with its integral Leopard 2A4-based tank battalion trained in Poland. [12] According to an article published on 31 December 2024 by Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov , the brigade has suffered from serious organisational problems since its inception.
By February 2023, Ukrainian and Western officials began discussing plans for a potential spring counteroffensive, while Ukrainian troops were receiving military training from NATO and anticipating Western equipment, primarily M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks. [44] Ukraine had also formed multiple new units in early 2023. [72]
On 11 January 2023, Poland announced it would provide a company of 12 Leopard 2 tanks [l] to Ukraine; [154] on 14 January 2023, the United Kingdom announced it would give Ukraine 14 Challenger 2 tanks, [155] compared to the 4 November 2022 entry in which 90 T-72 tanks were being refurbished by Czech suppliers, with estimated delivery by year ...