Leopard 2 and Abrams are more powerful and advanced than many Soviet-era tanks which the Ukrainian forces use. Kiev has asked for around 300 heavy tanks to stop the Russian offensive. The US will be sending thirty-one M1 Abrams battle tanks, while the UK has announced it will provide fourteen of its own Challenger 2 tanks. Germany, US and other allies have agreed to supply Kiev with at least two battalions of Leopard 2 tanks and dozens of M1 Abrams.Ī battalion typically comprises three or four companies, each with around fourteen tanks, so that could mean Ukraine stands to receive about 80 to 110 German Leopard 2s.

How many new tanks Ukraine is expected to get? Here’s how the entry of main battle tanks can shift the war on the ground. The United States has also decided to roll out its own Abrahms for Ukraine. Germany has finally relented to allow its Leopard 2 tanks to be delivered to Ukraine. After days of confusion, back-and-forth arguments and a lot of backdoor diplomatic negotiations, the Western powers have decided to equip Ukraine with modern heavy tanks.įor years, military analysts argued that these heavily armoured machines have lost their utility on modern battlefields where remotely operated drones, long-range precision missiles and cyberwarfare have taken the centre stage.īut the close encounters between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers in places such as Luhansk and the Zaporizhzhia region have heralded the usefulness of heavy tanks.

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