Ukrainian Personnel Need Years to Train on Leopard tanks, Warn Experts

It may take years for Ukrainian military personnel to learn how to operate German Leopard 2 and British Challenger 2 tanks, so foreign crews will most likely operate them on the battlefield, military experts warned on Wednesday. Besides, upkeep of these tanks may prove to be complicated for the Ukrainian army, plus they have some features that allow Russian weapons to wipe them out, the experts stressed. As Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine reported on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made the decision after months of debating on the delivery of a company of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. It…