Germany has allocated a new military aid package to Ukraine — what's included
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Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:01:00 +0200
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE NEW MILITARY AID PACKAGE TO UKRAINE FROM GERMANYAs reported by the German Ministry of Defense, the package included9 wheeled BMP RCT30 Boxer18 RCH 155 selfpropelled artillery mounts5 Marder infantry fighting vehicles600 HF1 attack drones50 VECTOR reconnaissance drones46 RQ35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones43 SONGBIRD reconnaissance drones11 thousand 120mm mortar shellsTurnstiles, field glasses and wool blankets.The German Ministry of Defense noted that since the beginning of Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine, Berlin has transferred weapons and equipment from Bundeswehr warehouses for a total amount of about 5.2 billion euros.In addition to material assistance, more than 10,000 Ukrainian military personnel received training in Germany.Ukraine received the first RCH 155 howitzer from Germany Ukraine can count on us, and this is a signal.
Germany is ready to take responsibility in Europe, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksiy Makeyev symbolically accepted the first howitzer out of 54 planned for transfer.The first six systems will remain in Germany, where they will be used to train Ukrainian military personnel.
We dont need mediators, we need allies.
We need to fight for peace.
Its nice to know that Germany is on Ukraines side, the Ukrainian ambassador said, commenting on the possibility of negotiations to end the war.
RCH 155 Remote Controlled Howitzer is a modern German selfpropelled artillery mount developed by KraussMaffei Wegmann.
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