OUR Ukrainian Prime Minister Dennis Smichal poses in front of four German-made Leopard 2 heavy tanks delivered by Poland to his country’s armed forces, posting a series of photos from their handover ceremony on Friday, the anniversary Russian army invasion on the territory of Ukraine.

Leopard 2 tanks are already in #Ukraine. Together with the Prime Minister @MorawieckiM, we met the first tanks provided by partners. We are grateful to Poland 🇵🇱 for decisive steps that bring 🇺🇦 closer to victory. We are waiting for the expansion of the tank coalition. pic.twitter.com/Brs2iuNelt

— Denys Shmyhal (@Denys_Shmyhal) February 24, 2023

Mister. Smichal was photographed with Polish Prime Minister Matheus Morawiecki next to him in many of the photos he uploaded to the Telegram platform. “A year ago, tanks entered Ukraine to deprive Ukrainians of their freedom,” he said. “Today, tanks enter Ukraine, but this time to protect freedom.”

Warsaw will transfer 14 Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Kyiv.

Mister. Morawiecki for his part, said that 60 PT-91 tanks would also be delivered Tvardi. This is a model based on the Soviet T-72 design, adapted and upgraded based on the specifications of the Polish Armed Forces.

In accordance with Polish defense minister Marius Blaschakcooperation between Poland and Germany played a key role in supplying the Ukrainian army Leopard. The two countries will supply 14 and 18 of these heavy tanks, respectively, to form a Ukrainian armored battalion.

Poland was the first country to announce that it would supply them. Leopard Ukraine and put enormous pressure on Germany to do the same. This was announced on January 11 Polish chairman Andrey Duda V Lviv and a request for their re-export was very soon submitted from Warsaw to Berlin. After all, his government German chancellor Olaf Salts decided to send tanks as well, since the American government undertook to send -But Later- heavy tanks M1 Abrams.

^{Source: APE – MEB, dpa}