Poland gives Ukraine four Leopard tanks, rest to arrive later - Morawiecki

Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who spoke at a joint press conference in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrinform reports.

"Today, as the first European country, I’d like to symbolically hand over to you, Volodymyr, the first four Polish Leopard 2 A4 tanks. These are the tanks that, without a doubt, will perfectly complement the ranks on the battlefield and perform well," Morawiecki said.

He added that soon, Poland will hand over more such tanks.

The head of the Polish government noted that Warsaw is persuading EU and NATO partners to also transfer Leopard 2 MBTs to Ukraine.

He handed Zelensky a symbolic confirmation of the transfer of tanks, noting that Poland is successfully building a "coalition of several dozen nations that will hand these vehicles over to Ukraine."

As reported, Poland is giving Ukraine a company of Leopard 2 tanks (14 vehicles). A total of 105 Ukrainian soldiers are training to operate these tanks at the Polish training ground in Świętoszów.