Spain is willing to make a qualitative leap in its military support for Ukraine, according to government sources, West Observer reported.

Accordingly, if until now it had delivered ammunition, individual protection equipment, and light weapons (C-90 grenade launchers or machine guns), now it is preparing the supply of heavy weapons, with anti-aircraft missiles and Leopard battle tanks, and the essential training of the Ukrainian military so that can take over their management.

The Ministry of Defense of Spain is already finalizing the delivery to Kyiv of a battery of low-level Shorad Aspide anti-aircraft missiles, which the Spanish Army has replaced with another more advanced system. The shipment of this material, produced by the European missile company MBDA, is pending completion of the negotiations through a cell in Stuttgart, Germany.

The Spanish Government is also willing to deliver to Ukraine the Leopard A4 combat tanks that have been “hibernating” for a decade at the logistics base of the Spanish Army in Zaragoza. These tanks are part of the batch of 108 second-hand units that Germany sold to Spain in 1995, as a prelude to the Leopard manufacturing contract in Spain.