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FILED - 04 September 2001, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: A photo reporter takes a picture of the gun barrel of the modernized Leopard 2A6 main battle tank at the Bundeswehr base in Stern-Buchholz. Germany plans to deliver 14 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine as a first step. This was announced by government spokesman Hebestreit in a statement on Wednesday. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa (KEYSTONE/DPA/Jens Büttner)