Copenhagen:
The first ten Leopard 1 tanks, donated by Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, have arrived in Ukraine and more are on their way, the Danish armed forces said on Friday.
The three countries announced in February that they would donate 100 of the German-made tanks in the “coming months”.
“The first ten tanks have been sent to Ukraine. And more are on the way,” the Danish armed forces said in a statement.
“A further ten tanks have been delivered from the factory.”
Danish troops in Germany are training Ukrainian troops to use the vehicles, the army added.
“I have no doubt it will help them win the defensive battle they are now fighting,” army commander Gunner Arpe Nielsen said in the statement.
The Danish Leopard 1 A5 tanks were operational in defense until 2005. In 1997, the country purchased 51 Leopard 2A4 tanks and the older Leopard 1 A5 models were phased out.
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