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Ukraine has a new weapon in its fight against Russia – Cold War-era German battle tanks. According to The New York Times, Germany sent 10 of the obsolete Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine last month. According to The New York Times, Germany sent 10 decommissioned Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine last month. AdvertisementAdvertisementMarlow said the Leopard 1A5 is also easier to master, maintain, and fix than its modern descendant, the Leopard 2A6. A Ukrainian tank crew stands next the Leopard 1A5 main battle tank.
Persons: Getty, Sean Gallup, Andreas Marlow, Marlow, Christian Mölling Organizations: Russia, The New York Times, Service, Leopard, Porsche, Krauss, Maffei, Times, Leopard 1A5, Bundeswehr, German, Foreign Relations, Ukrainian, Brussels Times Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Wall, Silicon, West Germany, Europe, Ukrainian, Klietz
In January, Western nations pledged to send to Ukraine several dozen modern Leopard 2 tanks, a scarce asset in most armies today. Scrambling to find more heavy armour for Kyiv, they later also turned to the industry's mothballed Leopard 1 tanks. Citing reasons of operational security, Marlow declined to give a number for the Ukrainian tank crews trained and tanks delivered so far. However, he said that the training of the next Ukrainian Leopard 1 crews would start as soon as the current round of training wraps up next week. "We are strongly motivated to defend our fatherland, and this is the best remedy for fear," he said.
Persons: Annegret, General Andreas Marlow, Marlow, Sabine Siebold, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Leopard, European Union Military Assistance, EUMAM, REUTERS, Command, IRIS, KMW, Germany's Bundeswehr, Ukrainian, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, EUMAM Ukraine, Klietz, Germany, Berlin, Kyiv, Denmark, Ukrainian
Marlow's Special Training Command (STC) is part of a European Union military mission set up in November to train up to 30,000 Ukrainian troops in various skills to help Kyiv fight off Russia's year-old invasion. Courses in various European countries range from basic training to the operation of modern battle tanks such as the Leopard 2, air defence systems, rocket launchers and howitzers. Poland is another major training hub while Spain, France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Italy are also running courses. Beyond the EU mission, U.S. and British troops are training Ukrainian troops in Europe as well. Marlow said he was impressed by the quick wits, skills and commitment of the Ukrainian troops.
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