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Denmark to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this summer

Denmark and The Netherlands are to deliver 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine "before the end of summer", the Dutch defence minister announced Wednesday, saying Kyiv "urgently" needed more military support.

Published: 25 July 2024 15:54 CEST
Denmark to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this summer
A Ukrainian servicemember drives a Leopard 2A4 tank during a test drive. Photo: Alina Smutko/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

The two countries bought the German-made tanks last year for 165 million euros ($186 million) before sending them for refurbishment.

“Yesterday and today, the last two Leopard 2s are undergoing their verification tests as part of the delivery,” Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said in a statement.

“All 14 tanks will be delivered simultaneously before the end of the summer,” he said in a statement.

The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany also announced last year that they would supply Kyiv with around 100 Leopard 1 tanks, the previous version of the vehicles.

“Ukraine urgently needs more military support, given the heavy fighting on the battlefield,” Brekelmans said.

“These tanks can play an important role for the Ukrainian army in defending itself against the Russian troops.”

The announcement comes around two weeks after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the transfer of Dutch and Danish F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine was underway.

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DENMARK AND UKRAINE

Danish NGO damaged in missile strike on Kyiv

Offices used by Danish NGO DanChurch Aid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) were badly damaged during a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday.

Published: 2 September 2024 17:32 CEST
Danish NGO damaged in missile strike on Kyiv

The charity confirmed that its head office in Ukraine had been damaged by Russian missiles in a statement on its website.

Nobody was injured when the building was hit, it also said.

“The DanChurch Aid office in Kyiv  was hit last night and the building is badly damaged,” general secretary Jonas Nøddekær said in the statement.

“It was fortunately a case of material damage only and all of our staff are safe and in good spirits,” he said.

The Danish NGO shares the office building with its Norwegian counterpart Kirkens Nødhjælp.

The two organisations’ work in Ukraine involves disaster relief, reconstruction, legal aid, demining and psychological assistance, according to the statement.

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