The Canadian Forces is looking at sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine but is still examining exact numbers it can donate, National Defence and industry sources…
Plans are proceeding now that Germany has dropped its concerns about supplying the equipment to Ukraine which is in the midst of preparing for a new Russian offensive. NATO nations are co-ordinating between themselves trying to determine specific numbers of tanks that each country can provide.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The Canadian Forces has 112 Leopard 2s in its fleet. Some of the tanks are for training while others are armoured recovery vehicles. Those can recover disabled tanks as well as provide combat engineer support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram: “The first tank step has been taken. Next up is the ‘tank coalition’. We need a lot of Leopards.”Retired chief of the defence staff Gen. Rick Hillier said the Canadian Army should donate 50 of its Leopard 2 tanks.
Later, however, the Canadian Army discovered that the Leopards did have a role in Afghanistan and in 2006 the tanks were rushed to Canadian Forces fighting in Kandahar.
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