Poland announces it has sent Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Poland has sent its first German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, a government spokesman has said.

"The first Leopards from Poland went to our neighbours from Ukraine. Today’s visit by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has a measurable character for the security of Ukraine and Europe," Polish minister Piotr Muller wrote on Twitter

Morawiecki is visiting Kyiv on the first anniversary of Russia’s spop in Ukraine.

Poland has pledged to send 14 Leopards to Ukraine and crews are already being trained how to use them, these are on top of over 250 Soviet-era tanks given by Warsaw over the last year.