"Long -term prospect": The Defense Ministry has adopted 3 types of Leopard 3 types
Rustem Umerov's Defense Minister signed orders for adopting Leopard 1A5, Leopard 2A5 and 2A6. Leopard 2A4, which is also available in the Armed Forces, is not in the list. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has adopted three types of Leopard tanks, which have been arrived from Western partners. This was reported by the press service of the defense department. The Ukrainian army was officially adopted by three types of German tanks: at the same time Leopard 2A4, which was transferred to Ukraine most.
The Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov signed the relevant orders. It is noted that Western machines have effectively proven themselves in battles. "The fact that the Ministry is adopting these tanks, we declare in the long run the intention to have modern and high -tech weapons," the Defense Ministry emphasized.
In addition, the department stated that 1A5, 2A5 and 2A6 were intended for the breakthrough of fortified positions of Russian troops, the destruction of fire points, equipment, the living force of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the rapid organization of defense borders. We will add that Leopard 2A5 in the Ukrainian army is represented by a Swedish modernization of a machine called Stridsvagn 122.