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Ukraine's demand for a greater rearmament of its Armed Forces now has as its main message the request to allies for tanks, particularly the Leopard 2, German-made equipment with which the Ukrainian forces hope to contain potential Russian advances in the eastern part of the country.
How are Leopard tanks?
The Leopard has as its main element a 120-millimeter cannon with the capacity to fire at targets several thousand meters away. The German Armed Forces estimate the combat distance at 5 kilometers within the technical specifications of this tank, which is available --in different versions-- to more than a dozen countries.
The Leopard 2 has a capacity for four crew members and has a thermal display device, which would facilitate its use at night. It also has the capacity to overcome water up to four meters deep.
Photo: German Armed Forces
This type of equipment was designed in its day as a counterweight to the Russian T-90 tank, deployed by Moscow in the current military offensive on Ukrainian territory. It has already been used in combat scenarios, such as Syria or Afghanistan, and Ukraine now wants it to reinforce a flank in which it feels particularly weak against Russia.
The Leopard also has the particularity of being of European manufacture, which facilitates its potential delivery to the combat front, as well as the maintenance and repair of the equipment.
Photo: German Armed Forces
Why do other countries have to apply to Germany for permission?
The position of Germany, which has already provided IRIS-T and Patriot defense systems to Ukraine, is key in the debate on the arrival of Leopard tanks. Not only does the delivery of its own cars depend on its position, but Berlin can also limit other governments from deciding to help kyiv on their own, by virtue of a veto on exports to third countries.
The Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, has confirmed this Monday that his government will formally request permission from Germany to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, one day after the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, opened the door to this delivery.
