The German Ministry of Defense announced that Ukraine will receive the Leopard tanks from Germany and Portugal by the end of March.

The Leopard main battle tanks promised by Germany and Portugal will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of March. This was announced today, March 8, by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.

“I can tell you that I have learned that 18 German Leopard 2A6 tanks and three Portuguese tanks may arrive in Ukraine this month,” Pistorius said on the sidelines of the EU defense ministers meeting in Sweden.

The tanks will arrive in the country with trained crews and immediately go to the front.

On 6 March, it was learned that this week, ie 7-8 March, the defense ministers of the EU member states are planning to hold an informal meeting in Stockholm where the issue of military support from the EU to Ukraine will be widely discussed. .

Recall that on February 24, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion, Warsaw, as part of military support, delivered to Ukraine the first batch of four Leopard 2 tanks. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the supply of equipment during his visit to Kiev.

Poland announced yesterday, on March 7, that 10 Leopard 2 battle tanks were transferred to Ukraine this week.

Recall that on March 7, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, said when the Armed Forces of Ukraine could accumulate all the resources to launch their own large-scale counterattack. All Western weapons that the Ukrainian troops need for offensive operations will reach the front in 1.5-2.5 months.

On February 19, Politico reported, citing anonymous sources, that the US presidential administration requested Ukraine to intensify its efforts at the front and launch a counterattack.

Today, the Pentagon announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will counterattack in 6-8 weeks, and by this time the West should solve the aviation problem.