The Ukrainian army may be armed with German Leopard MBTs of the first series along with tanks of the second. The option to supply Leopard 1A5 is considered by Denmark, previously refused to supply Kyiv with Leopard 2.
The Danish government approached Farhzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) from the German city of Flensburg, engaged in the modernization of military equipment, with a request to buy back an unnamed number of Leopard 1A5 tanks from her, once owned by the Danish army. FFG stocks 99 tanks of the first series. The Danes intend to repair a certain amount of armored vehicles, then transfer it to Ukraine.
Flensburger Farhzeugbau Gesellschaft Sales Director Thorsten Pieter stated, that during the inspection of existing tanks it was established, that some part of the equipment can be prepared relatively quickly, on the other hand, you will have to tinker. Still order 40 tanks Leopard 1A5 the Germans could prepare in case, if the German government already gives permission for this.
We have not yet begun the reconstruction of any of the tanks, but we checked. We came to the conclusion, what can we have 20 tanks, repaired and ready to ship within three months and more 20 tanks in six months- he said.
Earlier, Danish Defense Minister Jakob Elleman-Jensen issued a statement, in which he confirmed the country's refusal to supply Leopard tanks 2 Kiev. In service with the Danish army there are only 44 Leopard tank 2, purchased in 2000 year in Germany, of which 14 tanks are located on the territory of the Baltic countries as part of the contingent of NATO forces, and the rest 30 – “protect” territory of Denmark. Generally, the Danes themselves are not enough. But leave your Ukrainian “allies” they don’t want to in Oslo and the option with former Danish tanks is quite real.
