First Polish tanks arrive in Ukraine

Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, has said his country has delivered its first Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

Duda, speaking in his opening remarks at a meeting of the national security council in Warsaw, said he was happy that Poland was the first nation to offer the advanced tanks to Ukraine, reports The Guardian.

Defence minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, also said at the council:

Pierwsze Leopardy z Polski trafiły do naszych sąsiadów z Ukrainy. Dzisiejsza wizyta premiera @MorawieckiM ma wymierny charakter dla bezpieczeństwa Ukrainy i Europy.
Równolegle realizujemy kolejne dostawy i zamówienia dla polskiej armii. Dbamy o bezpieczeństwo Polski.

— Piotr Müller (@PiotrMuller) February 24, 2023

The prime minister couldn’t be here, he went to Kyiv to bring Leopard tanks which are the first batch delivered to Ukraine.

The government spokesperson, Piotr Müller, confirmed that the first Leopard tanks from Poland had gone to “our neighbours” in Ukraine.

Poland has pledged 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. It was unclear how many tanks have been delivered.

Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, is in Kyiv today in a show of support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia.