Germany provides Ukraine with new military aid package: Details
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Germany continues to provide significant support to Ukraine as part of strengthening the country's defense capabilities. The new military aid package includes a variety of weapons and equipment, according to the German government.
This time, the list of supplies includes:
- 22 LEOPARD 1 A5 main battle tanks with spare parts (a joint project with Denmark);
- 22 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs)
- 5 Bandvagn 206 all-terrain vehicles (BV206) and a Warthog commando vehicle;
- 3 GEPARD self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with spare parts;
- 2 TRML-4D air surveillance radars;
- 61 thousand 155 mm artillery shells.
Germany also provided reconnaissance drones as part of the new military assistance package: 30 VECTOR, 20 RQ-35 HEIDRUN, 12 SONGBIRD, 6 Hornet XR, and 20 unmanned surface ships.
In addition, the new assistance package includes:
- engineering and mine countermeasures vehicles, including six WISENT 1 mine countermeasures tanks and a DACHS armored vehicle;
- 16 ground surveillance radars and two AMPS self-defense systems for helicopters;
- transportation and logistics vehicles, including 112 vehicles and eight Zetros tankers.
Germany also provided Ukraine with weapons. In particular, ten MG3 machine guns with 500 spare barrels, 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers, and 100,000 rounds of ammunition for firearms.
Germany's assistance to Ukraine
In August, the German newspaper FAS reported that on the instructions of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, new requests for funding to help Ukraine would not be approved. About 8 billion euros have already been allocated for military support to Ukraine for 2024, and the budget for 2025 of 4 billion euros has already been fully allocated.
In September, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed hope that the government would be able to find additional resources to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine in 2024.
