A few days ago, the manufacturer of German tanks Leopard 2 was told that if the German government nevertheless agrees on their deliveries to Ukraine, then our state will be able to receive them no earlier than 2024. But the Frankfurte Allgemeine Zeitung, citing its source in the defense sector, notes that, provided that the German authorities place an order immediately, from 10 to 15 tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to receive in October / November of this year.

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FAZ also writes that Germany is now considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with 29 Leopard 2s, which should be received by the Czech Republic and Slovakia.. But first, such a redistribution must be agreed in Prague and Bratislava. If this does happen, then instead of this year's delivery, these countries will receive up to three tanks per month from the beginning of 2024..

Sources of the publication also note that by the end of this year, the armed companies of Germany Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann can supply Ukraine with additional Marder infantry fighting vehicles, Fuchs armored personnel carriers and older Leopard 1 battle tanks.. They also have 88 decommissioned " The first 20 can be ready in 8 months from the date of order.

The German government has already promised Ukraine 40 MBE Marder. We can get half by April. The second part should come from the warehouses of the Bundeswehr.

Media reports that Ukraine can also receive 40 Fuchs armored personnel carriers from Germany.

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Recall that Poland was the first to officially announce its readiness to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks.. Subsequently, it became known that five countries had already approved such a decision.. However, now for the supply of these tanks, we need the decision of the German government, since they were developed in Germany. But while the local chancellor Olaf Scholz refuses such a step.