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Germany to send 88 Leopard I tanks to Ukraine
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- 03 February, 2023
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The German government has approved the delivery by a private arms-maker of its old Leopard 1 tanks to Kyiv, a government spokesperson said Friday, Report informs, citing Politico.
“I can confirm that an export license has been issued” for the Leopard 1 tanks, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said at a press briefing, without confirming specific numbers.
Earlier on Friday, Suddeutsche Zeitung reported that Berlin had OKed German arms-maker Rheinmetall’s plans to sell 88 of the older Leopards to Kyiv, once these are repaired, for a total cost of more than €100 million.
The German government is also considering buying back 15 Gepard tanks it had sold to Qatar and giving them to Ukraine.
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