Ukrainian tank crews learn how to master the NATO-donated Leopard 2 main battle tank at Żagań training ground in Poland.
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Ukrainian Army tank crews are hard at work in Poland learning how to drive one of the modern battle tanks donated by NATO Allies – the Leopard 2.
In 2023, several NATO Allies decided to donate about 80 Leopard 2 tanks of various models to the Ukrainian Army, and to train the soldiers who would operate them. At the Combined Arms Training Centre (CAT-C) in Żagań, Poland, Ukrainian soldiers learn every aspect of driving and maintaining the Leopard 2 – from repairing broken axles, to driving over obstacles, to firing the main gun while moving forward at top speed.
When they leave Żagań, they are ready to operate the Leopard 2 in combat. The training is undertaken as part of the European Union Military Assistance Mission Ukraine, which involves several NATO Allies.
This NATO Multimedia B-roll footage, filmed in late November and released yesterday, includes shots of Ukrainian soldiers using simulators, conducting live-fire drills and learning how to repair a Leopard 2A4 tank, as well as an interview with CAT-C commander Major General Piotr Fajkowski.
Shot list:-
- 00:00 ~ Ukrainian tank driver using computer simulator while monitored by Polish soldiers
- 00:26 ~ Computer screen showing video feed of Ukrainian driver inside simulator
- 00:31 ~ Simulator box moving on hydraulic struts
- 00:41 ~ Polish trainer closing door on simulator box
- 00:47 ~ Leopard 2PL entering maintenance bay
- 00:58 ~ Ukrainian soldiers learning how to maintain Leopard 2
- 01:32 ~ Polish Army trainer teaching Ukrainian soldiers
- 01:37 ~ Ukrainian soldiers learning how to clean and assemble machine gun
- 01:58 ~ Ukrainian tank crew training on Leopard 2 turret simulator
- 02:09 ~ Leopard 2PL viewed out window
- 02:13 ~ Ukrainian soldiers load training shells into Leopard 2A4 tank
- 02:26 ~ Ukrainian soldier fires machine gun from Leopard 2A4 tank
- 02:31 ~ Leopard 2A4 tanks moving
- 02:58 ~ Leopard 2 trainer tank moving behind Leopard 2A4
- 03:04 ~ Leopard 2A4 moving into position
- 03:08 ~ Leopard 2A4 firing training shells
- 03:17 ~ Leopard 2A4 firing training shells
- 03:29 ~ Leopard 2A4 treads in motion
- 03:38 ~ Soundbite: Major General Piotr Fajkowski
- 04:00 ~ Soundbite: Major General Piotr Fajkowski
- 04:31 ~ Soundbite: Major General Piotr Fajkowski
- 04:53 ~ Soundbite: Major General Piotr Fajkowski
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