Ukraine got the Leopard, Challenger, and Abrams tanks it asked its Western partners for.
It's up to Ukraine to either use the tanks to defend against Russian offensives or preserve them for next spring, experts told Business Insider.
AdvertisementNow, almost two years into the war, Ukraine has a force of advanced Western tanks at its disposal.
Advertisement"These Western type of tanks are qualitatively superior to even the best Russian tanks that the Russians are using in Ukraine," Gentile told Business Insider.
There are also questions of whether or not these will be the only Western tanks Ukraine gets, or if there are more in the pipeline.
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