A Leopard 2A4 of the Spanish military, 29 May 2010. Source: Wikimedia user (Outisnn).
Spain will supply Ukraine with Leopard battel tanks and Aspide anti-aircraft missiles, El Pais reported on June 5, citing Spanish government sources.
The Spanish newspaper didn’t provide any details on the battle tanks Spain wants to supply to Ukraine. The tanks likely be of the older German-made Leopard 2A4. At least 108 tanks of this version are currently in severance with the Spanish military.
The tanks are less capable then the Leopard 2E, a version that was especially designed for Spain and is made in the country by General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas.
According to El Pais, Spain will also essential training to the Ukrainian military in how to use the tanks. The first phase of the training will take place in Latvia, where the Spain has deployed 500 soldiers within the framework of NATO’s Enhanced Advanced Presence operation. However, the second phase could take place in Spain.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense is also finalizing the delivery of Aspide short-range anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, which the Spanish military recently placed out of service.
The Italian-made Aspide anti-aircraft missile, which was developed in the 1970s by the now defunct Selenia, have a range of 20 kilometers. A newer version, the Aspide 2000, which has a range of 25 kilometer was bought by Spain in the late 1990s to arm the Spada 2000 air-defense system.
Firing Aspide Spada at PISQ. Source: MBDA.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reportedly made the offer to step up military supplies to Ukraine to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during his visit to the country on April 21. However, the complexity of the operation led to some delays.
Spain has supplied loads of weapons, ammunition and military equipment to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian special military operation there, including more than a thousand C90-CR and Alcotán-100 anti-tank weapons. Like the rest of Kiev’s Western allies, Madrid hopes that its military support will prolong the war and in return weaken Moscow.
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great news, uki will eliminate more russian invaders
Another russian helicopter ka52 has been destroyed by ukr forces today. Seems like they use polish manpads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=brq0sGVXvAg&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=UkrinformTV
It aint Spain,this motherfucker sodomite of sanchez does not represent Spain or the Spanish people.Lets keep things clear.Spanish people do not agree.
calm down commie
Hans rauss, you are just another idiot NATO troll. Ps fuck the Polish
That’s exactly what your mother always says…
Inavoidable that Leopards would be sent in Ukraine. Damned stupid NATO slaves, anything will be done to enter in WWIII.
Spain is another NATO whore without brain.
If all of the NATO nations are out of arms and ammo, does this not leave them all vulnerable to terrorists, like those in the black dinghies, coming from the sea?
Number one is we are not.
Number to is number one enemy seeemes to be the ones being in Ukraine. They are usingwhat they have. By that they cant come here.
Actually Russia seemes only to be able to come here on bicycle bringing fishing gearfor supply.
As a child on sundays I got money. I could choose between and icecream or a sodapop. There was not for both of them.
Russia needs to stop arsing about and make Kiev the new Dresden. Carpet bomb it like Zelensky’s best US/NATO mates would!
Russia is a puppy
They dont have that many carpets
Kiev is one of ancient capitals of Russia when it was called Rus’. So this case is very different from Dresden. Need to bomb Fashington instead, but…
Mr Putin has just announced if any heavy long range weapons are delivered to Ukraine then quote- ” we will hit targets we have not hit previously ” meaning the gloves will be taken off and Ukraine hit hard.
Meaning the same target won’t be hit twice. Politicianist speech that says nothing. Empty words from a mentally paralized midget.
Sure. We are there too.
We are not siting ducks.
Spanish pigs, support for Barcelona against Madrid Nazis!!!!
Send a hypersonic to Madrid and it should all be clear.
Zero chance and leadership even from US and NATOSTAN; as Kissinger even to them to make peace ✌️. Lol, honestly who believes these Western secret societies aren’t behind this mess.
ISIS members are rowing our golden bathtubs.
I see no secrets in this where I live.
Its very easy: Ukraine is an own independent country for 30 years and should remain so. It wasnt until Maidan.
Here the 82,2% of the population said, that the Ukrainians capitolwas not Moskva.
Ukraine is a typical USSR mal function construction. So its invaded by them for corrections. If it wasnt for all the dead and destructions I would laugh.
O look forward to Russian cloning mammuts. They probatly will have 5 legs and batteries.
You are mentally hill. Take a breath once more time. It helps.
Historical Euro regime fascists backing a fascist junta… No surprises.
D`Retard ?
As it was in Spain in 1936 and now.
I will blame them for that.
Typical propgaganda version. The article compare with the newer Leopards. Is that relevant.
It makes more sense to compare with the Russian T-series.
Some better air protection seemes very relevant.
I’m so sorry our government is so fucking retard, sorry Rusia, this fucking clown of president does not represent all of us
I’ll assume Russia has countermeasures against A/A missiles that old and every kind of tank they’ve been sent, just turn out to be coffins so have at it.
Russia should recognize all the regions of Spain that want to be independent !!!
In the north: Galicia, León, Cantabria, Asturias, the Basque Country and Navarre; and the east: Aragon, Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencia
Tanks without air-cover are basically worthless, no matter what type of tank it is. The SAM’s will be destroyed like the majority of the AFU’s already have been.
Yawn… what else you got NAzTO?
Russia appreciates more targets to better train their various troops and divisions. They thank the EVIL EMPIRE US and Pooland for their help in providing targets this past weekend. They await the Spain presents…to go the same way.
The US is empire of Lies.
Nice new targets