History related to Swiss company RUAG Leopards 1 and the effort to sale them have been going on for respective years, but the pace in the media sphere only gained after attempts to gain them as military aid to Ukraine. However, starting from the beginning, there are a full of 96-98 tanks in the A1/A3/A5 variant, which she bought [**from the Italian Army in 2016**](https://defence24.pl/war-on-Ukraine-report-special-defence24/Switzerland-blocks-leopards-for-Ukraine-commentary). Since then, these tanks have been located in an open square, covered with planks, waiting for a fresh buyer. They could be seen among others on [satellite photos of 2023](https://space24.pl/satellites/observation-grounds/seen-with-orbits-Italian-leopards-in-Swiss-reks).
