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Ukraine – Russia war: latest news live | Germany approves delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine

What has happened in the last hours

On the 349th day of the war started by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 8:00 p.m. this Tuesday, February 7:

Germany approves delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. The German government has authorized its defense companies on Tuesday to transfer 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. This shipment adds to the decision taken on the 25th of sending 14 Leopard 2 to kyiv, the most modern in the series and currently in service. The Leopard 1, which was discontinued in 1984 to be replaced by the Leopard 2, is no longer part of the Bundeswehr’s operational arsenal.

The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany reach an agreement to pay for a hundred Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The Dutch, Danish and German governments have reached an agreement to finance a hundred Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine. The date these tanks will be delivered will depend on their state of maintenance. This was announced by the Dutch Defense Minister, Kajsa Ollongrén, to the Parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday. “The war in Ukraine is in a crucial phase,” said Ollongrén, according to NOS public television. “Russia continues to mobilize and there are signs that it is preparing a new offensive. That is why it is important to deliver tanks.”

The German Defense Minister visits kyiv. The new German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, visited kyiv on Tuesday where he met with the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Oleksi Reznikov. The latter has published on his Twitter account the gift that his colleague has given him: a miniature Leopard 2 tank. “The first Leopard 2 has arrived in kyiv,” Reznikov said. “There will be more. Thanks to Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Minister Pistorius. The coalition of tanks is on the march… towards victory!”

Zelenski asks that the “rumors” stop on suspicion of a government crisis. The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, has called on Tuesday for an end to the dissemination of “rumors or any other pseudo-information” that could undermine unity in the war against Russia. “I thank everyone who refrains from spreading rumors or other false information that could weaken the focus that our people put on working for the victory of Ukraine,” he said in a speech before the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament.

kyiv claims that more than a thousand Russian soldiers have been killed in the last few hours on the eastern front. The Ukrainian armed forces have affirmed this Tuesday that the last hours have been the deadliest for the Kremlin troops since the Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022, since Moscow uses tens of thousands of new recruits and mercenaries in reckless midwinter attacks on the eastern front. The Ukrainian army has increased the number of dead soldiers on Tuesday to 133,190, with an increase of 1,030 soldiers who have lost their lives in the last hours, that is, the highest increase since the war began almost a year ago. Furthermore, kyiv claims to have destroyed 25 Russian tanks in the past two days.

Finland reaffirms its goal of joining NATO at the same time as Sweden. The Finnish Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto, reaffirmed on Tuesday that his country’s goal is to join NATO together with Sweden, despite growing rumors that it could do so alone if Turkey maintains its veto on Swedish membership. “It would be a great advantage if Sweden and Finland joined NATO together. That is our objective and that objective has not changed ”, Haavisto stated at a press conference held in Helsinki together with his Swedish counterpart, Tobias Billström.

In the photo by Kay Nietfeld, for DPA and distributed by Europa Press, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (right) visits the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, in kyiv on Tuesday.

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