BERLIN, February 7. /TASS/. The German government has approved supplies of 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, Germany’s Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday, citing its sources.

According to the media outlet, Germany’s Federal Security Council of the chancellor, foreign, interior, defense, finance, economic, economic cooperation, and justice ministers earlier in the week approved supplies of 178 Leopard 1 tanks from industrial reserves to Ukraine. The first batch of tanks are expected to reach Ukraine this summer, the rest, according to Der Spiegel, will be supplied by 2024.

This decision will be officially announced on Tuesday evening, Der Spiegel said.