Ammunition, HIMARS, and Leopard 1 tanks: Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine
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Germany has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. Among other things, it includes artillery shells, Leopard 1 tanks, and HIMARS MLRS systems, according to the German government.
The full list of contents of the new military support package from Germany is as follows:
- 10 LEOPARD 1 A5 main battle tanks (jointly with Denmark)
- 3 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems
- 20 rounds of ammunition for LEOPARD 2, MARDER and DACHS
- 8,500 155 mm shells
- 20 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts
- 34 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones
- 1 BEAVER bridgehead tank with spare parts
- 1 armored engineering vehicle DACHS
- 1 Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicle with spare parts
- 4 WISENT 1 anti-mine tank with spare parts
- 2 mine-clearing plows
- 16 Zetros tank trucks
- 400 LED lamps
- 530 MK 556 assault rifles
- 80 HLR 338 high-precision rifles with 60 thousand rounds of ammunition
- 111 CR 308 rifles
- 1.8 million rounds of ammunition for firearms.
Germany supports Ukraine through the supply of federal troops and industrial goods financed by federal funds.
Germany's assistance to Ukraine
In February 2023, General Carsten Breuer, the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, promised Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi short-term support for Ukraine of more than 100 million euros.
The very next day, the German government updated the list of military aid supplied to Ukraine. Berlin handed over dozens of new drones to Kyiv.
