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March 9, 2023 | Local, Land

Inside the Canadian crash course training Ukrainians on Leopard tanks | CBC News

Canadian soldiers are on in Poland training their Ukrainian counterparts on how to use the Leopard tanks donated by the West. CBC News has exclusive access, to the firing range designed to teach battle-hardened Ukrainians on the sophisticated tanks sent by Canada and European nations.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-leopard-tanks-ukraine-poland-russia-1.6770218

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