 Ukrainian troops began training on Lepid-1 80 tanks to be delivered from mid-summer. Ukrainian tank crews have started training on the older model of the Lepid tank. Lepid-1 and 80 of these tanks will be gradually sent to Ukraine in the summer of 2023. Boris Pistorius, German Defence Minister in an interview with Spanish La Vanguardia, responded to a question about whether enough lepids had already been sent for the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Given that at the last Ramstein meeting, the discussion was mainly about ammunition, air defence and spare parts. The Minister reminded that in March, Ukraine received 18 modern Lepid-2 A6s and 40 Marder armoured vehicles as well as necessary spare parts ammunition from Germany. He underlined that the Netherlands and Denmark, along with Germany, were preparing to send older Lepid-1 A5 tanks. The training of over 100 Ukrainian troops on Lepid-1 has just begun this week. 80 Lepid-1 tanks will be shipped in the middle of the year, said Boris Pistorius. He also reminded that in Poland they agreed to establish a Lepid-2 tank service centre to maintain the combat readiness of the transferred machines. In February, the Netherlands, along with Germany and Denmark, announced plans to send 100 Lepid-1 tanks to Ukraine as soon as they are in the proper technical condition. In the interview, Pistorius did not specify why he mentioned 80 tanks. Perhaps he was referring to a batch which maintenance was promised by Germany.