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German Def Min-Leopard Tanks To Reach Ukraine Late Mar/Early Apr

UKRAINE

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that following the gov'ts decision to allow the export of Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, they should be delivered in late March or early April.

  • The timing of the delivery of tanks, and indeed the ability of crews of Ukrainian troops to be trained on how to operated them, could prove crucial for the coming months of the conflict.
  • The later the deployment of tanks comes, the further Ukraine will move into the season of rasputitsa, when the spring thaw will make the open steppes of the Donbas muddy and difficult to traverse, even for advanced Western tanks.

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