 Ukraine already has 165 Lepid-1 tanks. The total number of Lepid-1 tanks currently bound for Ukraine is likely to be 165. It has emerged in reports, but there are concerns about their effectiveness in modern combat according to the Kiev post-media outlet. Earlier this week, Western European media outlets reported that 50 Lepid-1 tanks had been purchased by a secret country on behalf of Ukraine. It was confirmed later that the 50 used vehicles were in fact purchased by Rheinmetall, one of Germany's defence industry leaders from OIP Land Systems, a Belgian company. Rheinmetall, the German firm that initially designed and built the Lepid-1 40 years ago, announced it would refurbish 30 of the acquired batch for Ukraine as part of a Belgian initiative. That should bring to at least 165 the number of Lepid-1s bound for Ukraine. Military material specialist and Forbes writer David Axe said the 165 tanks represent the combined current commitment by Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, as well as the pledge by Belgium to fund the acquisition and refurbishment of Lepid-1s for Ukraine. It won't belong before the Lepid-1 A5 is Ukraine's most numerous western-made tank. Kyiv's forces have received or soon should receive 54 Lepid-2A4s, 10 Lepid-2A5s, actually Swedish versions of that type, plus 21 Lepid-2A6s. They've also received 14 British Challenger IIs, 31 American M1A1s are en route, Axe calculated. Axe believes that due to their abundance and availability, the Lepid-1 and American M1 are likely to become Ukraine's main western tanks.