Spain intends to hand over six of the ten promised Leopard tanks to Ukraine in the coming days, the German publication TagesSchau reported on Saturday.

 "After that, there will be a second package with four more tanks," Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albareza told the Funke Media Group newspaper.

 According to him, these are tanks of the 2A4 modification.

 "We will support Ukraine as much as it needs... This includes humanitarian aid, the reception of refugees and the supply of defensive weapons," Albarez wrote.

 According to the publication, over the past few weeks, 55 Ukrainians have been trained in Spain as crew members and technicians on Leopard main battle tanks.

 In total, there are 347 Leopard tanks in Spain, of which 108 are the older 2A4 model and 239 are the newer 2A6, which is called 2E in Spain. Currently, Spain does not want to hand over 2A6 tanks to Ukraine due to the need for its own national defense, according to TagesSchau.