German Leopard tanks, which Western countries handed over to Ukraine, began to operate near Kherson, one of them has already drowned in a swamp as a result of the actions of a Russian sabotage detachment . About this RIA Novosti said officer of the “Falcon” volunteer battalion, the commander of one of his units with the call sign “Bull”.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, in the direction of Kherson, Leopard shelling of checkpoints was repeatedly recorded. “There is a story of colleagues, we communicate with them when a sabotage detachment captured a Leopard tank. They couldn’t drag him back, they took him and drowned him in a swamp. <…> The Leopards are there, they are already visiting,” the soldier said.
According to the source, the Russian military also noticed the use of German anti-aircraft missile systems by Ukraine. Presumably, he noted, they were controlled by German mercenaries.
Western countries began announcing the supply of tanks to Kiev in early 2023. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace was the first to announce the “biggest” new military aid package. After that, the German authorities announced their intention to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The Portuguese, Polish, Spain , Canada and a few other countries. The United States promised to transfer 31 Abrams tanks to Kiev.
At the end of March, Spiegel wrote that 18 German Leopard 2 tanks had arrived in Ukraine. According to the publication, about 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles were also delivered to the combat zone.
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