Leopard 2
Day 331 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Unprecedented Help from the US and European Countries
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
A group of 11 NATO countries pledged new military aid to Ukraine
A group of 11 NATO countries, including Britain and Poland, pledged new military aid to support Ukraine's war with Russia on Thursday, a day before a key arms meeting for Kyiv scheduled for Friday in Germany.
"When a new defense minister is appointed, that will be the first question raised"
"When a new defense minister is appointed, that will be the first issue that needs to be decided concretely," Habeck told German national radio "Deutschlandfunk" on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, reports Reuters.
Poland sends Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine
Poland has decided to send German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
This was announced by the Polish President Andrzej Duda during a meeting of the Lublin Triangle in Lviv, in which representatives of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine take part, quoted by the Polish media RP.
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“Thracian Cooperation”: Greek-American exercise in Xanthi (photos)
M-1 Abrams & Leopard-2 tanks in action!
Ankara covertly sends 42 German Leopard-2A4 tanks to occupied Cyprus
As the klieg lights of international attention were turned toward Turkey's illegal activity in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus, Ankara in a secret operation transported 42 German Leopard-2A4 supertanks tanks to Kythrea in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.
German soldier shows stability of tank (video)
A German soldier places a beer on the tip of a tank’s machine gun showing off how stable it is. The video shows a black beret-wearing member of the German Army’s Panzer Corps pouring a beer into a stein mounted on a tank’s 120-millimeter gun barrel. The Leopard II model battle tank then rolls across rough terrain and doesn’t spill a single drop.
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Council charges 11 suspects over tank deal
Eleven people, including former Defense Ministry officials and arms trader Thomas Liakounakos, are to face trial on charges of breach of faith in connection with the procurement of 170 Leopard 2 tanks from German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann when Socialist stalwart Yiannos Papantoniou was minister between 2001 and 2003.
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Inside the Hellenic Army’s Leo-2A6 HEL during an exercise!
Have you ever wondered what it looks like to be inside a tank and especially the best version of the most popular western tank?
Well this is what we bring you in this clip: the inside of the Hellenic Army’s mighty Leopard 2A6 HEL during a live ammunition exercise!
Enjoy it!
Germany defends export of tanks to Qatar
Germany defended on Oct. 23 a decision to allow the export of tanks and artillery to Qatar, saying it was confident the arms would not be used in a war in Yemen between government supporters and the Iran-allied Houthis.
The newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Oct. 23 that four German Leopard 2 tanks and three howitzers had recently been shipped from Germany, bound for Qatar.
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Documents indicate bribe paid for tanks deal
German company Rheinmetall has admitted to paying a 127-million-euro bribe to Greek officials to secure the sale of 353 Leopard 2 battle tanks in a deal that was completed in 2009, according legal documents seen by Kathimerini and German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung.
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