Ukraine troops wrap up Leopard tank training in Spain
Ukrainian soliders receive armoured manoeuvre training on German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks in Zaragoza, Spain – Copyright AFP Aris Messinis
Ukrainian soldiers wrap up this week a four-week training course in Spain on how to operate the Leopard 2 tanks Western allies have agreed to deliver to help Kyiv fight Russian forces, the Spanish ministry said Monday.
The 55 Ukrainian trainees arrived mid-February in Spain and are scheduled to fly to Poland on Wednesday as they start to make their way back to Ukraine and the frontline, ministry sources said.
They have been training 12 hours a day, six days a week, at a Spanish military base in the northeastern city of Zaragoza, Captain Contreras, wh
