On Tuesday, the Ukrainian military issued an outrageous message after several military bloggers in Russia claimed that German Leopard tanks had already been seen in Ukraine, despite the fact that no official decision had been made to send them to Kyiv.

“Irresistible temptation. Russian military bloggers report on imaginary German tanks in Mykolaiv. Now the Ministry of Defense of Russia is considering whether to “destroy” them in today’s report or, for greater credibility, to wait until tomorrow,” the Ministry of Defense in Kyiv said on its Twitter page on Tuesday morning.

The comments of the military command in Kyiv on Tuesday appeared after a day ago, very influential military bloggers in Russia began to comment on the fact that Leopard tanks had been spotted in Ukraine.

For example, the influential channel WarGonzo noted that “at least two units of German equipment were spotted in the city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine.”

@WarGonzo project analysis department suggests that there has been increased activity in the European media on the topic of German tank deliveries. [Ucrainei] caused by an attempt to delay an amendment to Germany’s arms control law that prevents third countries from transferring or selling weapons without Germany’s permission,” said the channel, which has more than 1,300,000 subscribers on Telegram.

“But in fact, the equipment has already been brought to Ukraine, and the problem now is only in the bureaucracy,” he added.

NATO promises to make a decision on sending tanks to Ukraine in the near future

Although an official decision at the level of the North Atlantic Alliance regarding the provision of tanks to Kyiv has not yet been made, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday expressed confidence that it is only a matter of time.

Stoltenberg was speaking in Berlin alongside Germany’s new defense minister, Boris Pistorius, who previously said his government would move quickly to tanks if a consensus was reached.

“At this crucial moment in the war, we need to provide heavier and more advanced (weapons) systems to Ukraine, and we need to do it faster,” Stoltenberg told reporters.

“That’s why I welcome our discussion today. We discussed the issue of battle tanks. Consultations between the allies will continue, and I am sure that we will have a solution soon,” added the head of NATO.

Poland, which has accused Germany of “delaying” the tanks, said on Tuesday that it had formally asked Berlin for permission to re-export Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

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