Ukraine is using its advanced Leopard tanks like long-range artillery instead of penetrating battle vehicles, report says

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 07:13

Soldiers standing on either side of the gun barrel of a tank. — Ukrainian soldiers with a Leopard 1 A5 tank at the Klietz training area in Germany on August 17, 2023.
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Ukraine is using Leopard tanks more like long-range artillery than attack vehicles, AFP reported.
The tanks are being used defensively to hold Ukraine's line, rather than to punch through, it said.
The change has taken place over the past few weeks, the report said.

Ukraine is using the advanced Leopard tanks it received from its Western allies defensively rather than as penetrative offensive weapons, news agency Agence France-Presse reported.