Germany will provide Ukraine with a new package of military aid — when exactly
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0200
Germany will provide Ukraine with additional missiles for IrisT air defense systemsAccording to him, this year, further promised complexes will be transferred three IrisT SLM and three IrisT SLS, as well as an additional 13 Gepard antiaircraft tanks.
What is new, I can announce this today, is that in the short term we will transfer to Ukraine additional guided missiles for the IRIST system, which were originally intended for the Bundeswehr and which we will now redirect directly from the enterprise to Ukraine.
Boris Pistorius Minister of Defense of Germany Pistorius explained the decision to provide such missiles to Ukraine before its own needs are met amid increasing air attacks from Russia.Also this year, the first 6 of a total of 54 new modern RCH 155 wheeled howitzers are planned to be delivered.In addition, this year Ukraine will receive a further 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 22 Leopard1 A5 main battle tanks with the necessary ammunition.Pistorius confirmed that last year Germany provided Ukraine with military support worth about 8 billion euros.
Air defense was, is and remains the key to our support, he said, recalling that Germany transferred 3 Patriot systems and 6 IrisT SLM and SLS.
Another priority is and will be armored vehicles and artillery.
Before Christmas, in particular, 30 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were transferred from Croatian stocks this was financed by Germany.
Ukraine can, and I said this to President Zelensky during a bilateral meeting, rely on Germany, regardless of the results of the February 23 election.According to him, he also discussed with the leaders of several countries the prospects for increasing investment in the Ukrainian defense industry.
This will strengthen production in Ukraine and accelerate the receipt of necessary materials by the troops.Germany also aims to train another 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers this year.
Since November 2022, more than 19,000 soldiers have already been trained in various areas in Germany.Germany also undertakes to contribute to the protection of logistical arms supply routes, for which it will deploy two Patriot systems in Poland in the coming weeks for 6 months.Starting this year, assistance coordination will be conducted from Wiesbaden, where NATO headquarters has been established under the leadership of an American general, and Germany has sent 44 of its specialists there.
Pistorius emphasized that Ukraine must approach the negotiations from a position of strength and that it needs to continue the Ramstein format.
He thanked his American colleague and the United States in general for their leadership in the format, which has proven to be very successful and which should remain alive.
Pistorius reiterated that the issue of transferring Taurus missiles is not currently on the table, as these weapons are not decisive in the course of this war.What Ukraine received in the new military aid package from GermanyUkraine received a large package of military assistance from Germany, including IRIST, Patriot air defense systems, and other weapons.The new aid package includes15 Leopard 1 A5 tanks2 Gepard selfpropelled antiaircraft guns with spare parts30 MRAP armored vehicles with mine protectionselfpropelled howitzer PzH 200012 armored vehicles with kinetic defense systems7 Caracal assault jeepsIRIST SLM antiaircraft missile system with missilesIRIST SLS antiaircraft missile system2 Patriot launchers2 TRML4D radarsammunition for Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks30 Vector drones, 24 RQ35 Heidrun drones, 14 Hornet XR drones5 AMPS helicopter selfprotection systems45 diving scooters12 Zetros trucks and 8 Zetros tankers120 GMW grenade launchers,200 MG4 machine guns,420 MK 556 rifles,80 HLR 338 sniper rifles,100 CR 308 rifles52,000 155 mm shells,AIM9L/I1 Sidewinder guided missiles65 thousand ammunition for Gepard installations.
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