![]() ![]() Hillier, who works as an advisor for the Ukrainian World Congress, had previously called for the Canadian military to give up half of its armoured vehicles to Ukraine. Rick Hillier said the Canadian Army should donate 50 of its Leopard 2 tanks. We need a lot of Leopards.”Ĭanada is under pressure to provide even more weapons to Ukraine. ![]() Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, wrote on Telegram: “The first tank step has been taken. ![]() The United Kingdom will donate 14 of its British Army Challenger 2 tanks. is providing 31 of its Abrams tanks but those are seen as costly to operate. Poland has also noted it will provide Leopards to Ukraine. The German army has 320 Leopard 2 tanks but not all are combat ready. Ukrainian crews will be trained in Germany. Germany has announced it will send 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks as well as ammunition and spare parts. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Canadian government has so far provided Ukraine with $5 billion in aid and weapons since Russia invaded almost a year ago, Defence Minister Anita Anand has said. Military insiders say Canada is hoping to provide at least 10 Leopard 2s, if not more. The Canadian Army’s Leopard 2 fleet is primarily based at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, CFB Gagetown, and at the army equipment fielding centre in Montreal. Those can recover disabled tanks as well as provide combat engineer support. Some of the tanks are for training while others are armoured recovery vehicles. The Canadian Forces has 112 Leopard 2s in its fleet. “We hope that we’ll have more to share in the next few days.” “As you know very well, Canada always tries to do whatever it can to help Ukraine,” he told journalists. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that “I have no announcement to make today” about Canada’s donation of tanks.īut he suggested that could be forthcoming. ![]() From there the armoured vehicles could be transported to Ukraine. The Royal Canadian Air Force could, if needed, use its C-17 transport planes to move the tanks to Poland, Canadian military insiders say.
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