The German army will begin training Ukrainian soldiers in the operation of the Leopard 2 tanks at the Munster military base (north of the country) next week, the German government revealed on Sunday. The mirror.
According to the German magazine, the first soldiers to receive training are already in Germany and some of them come from the front, near the town of Bakhmut.
The German Army has organized an accelerated training program in which soldiers learn the basics of using the Leopard 2 and the capabilities of combining action with that of Marder defense tanks.
Also in Munster, Ukrainian soldiers are already being instructed in the use of Marder.
The accelerated instruction will only convey the essentials, as the training in using the Leopard 2 takes several years.
According to the plans of the German army, the soldiers would return to the battle front at the end of March, already with the training and with tanks.
According to the The mirrorSince the beginning of the war, 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers in Germany have received training in the use of anti-aircraft systems, Marder defense tanks or Panzerhaubitze 2000 mortars.
On January 25, the German government decided to provide 14 of the 62 Leopard 2s, while other allies will provide more tanks.
The war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has so far led to the flight of more than 14 million people – 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than eight million to European countries – according to the latest data from the UN, who classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939–1945).
At the moment, at least 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
The invasion, justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Kiev and imposing sanctions to impose. to Moscow.
The UN presented 7,155 civilian deaths and 11,662 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are far below the real ones.
Source: DN
