Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonsson said that the Scandinavian country is ready to send part of the Leopard 2 battle tanks, which are in service with the Swedish army, to Ukraine.. It is reported by Sky News.

According to Jonsson, there is growing support in the Swedish parliament to additionally provide Ukraine with a certain number of the 120 Leopard tanks that are at the disposal of the country's armed forces..

" However, the timing of deliveries and the number of tanks are not reported..

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The Swedish army is armed with its own modernization of the German Leopard 2 called Stridsvagn 122 in the amount of 120 units. This is the Swedish version of the German Leopard 2A5 main battle tank.. The guidance system allows you to detect and identify the target using a laser rangefinder and a thermal imaging camera. The gun for tanks is produced in Sweden under license - it is based on the German smoothbore gun 120-mm Rheinmetall Rh-120 L / 44.

Previously, Sweden provided several packages of military assistance to Ukraine.. The latest batch of aid included armored infantry fighting vehicles and an advanced Archer artillery system..