New military aid from Germany: Armoured personnel carriers, artillery munitions, drones
On Friday, 16 February, the German government reported on another batch of military aid sent to Ukraine over the past week. Source: European Pravda with reference to the German government website Details: The list released by the German government mentions the transfer of 18 armoured personnel carriers, about 4,000 rounds of 155-mm artillery shells, a DACHS armoured engineering vehicle and 9 mine ploughs.
Advertisement:Ukraine also reportedly received 10 Vector reconnaissance drones with spare parts, 30 RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones, 11 Primoco ONE reconnaissance drones, 7 Songbird reconnaissance drones, 4 border protection vehicles, 500 LED lamps and IT equipment.
In addition, the German government has updated the list of weapons to be transferred to Ukraine. It includes 2 additional SKYNEX air defence missile systems with ammunition, missiles for IRIS-T SLM/SLS air defence systems, 18 more RCH 155 wheeled self-propelled howitzers, 18 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzers, more than 120,000 122-mm ammunition rounds, 9 DACHS armoured engineering vehicles and 40 Vector reconnaissance drones. Background:
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Berlin that Germany was gearing up to provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth EUR1.1 billion.
- Germany has allocated or committed a total of EUR28 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
It is the second largest provider of military assistance to Ukraine.
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