Germany will provide Ukraine with largest package of military aid, - Spiegel
The German government has put together another military aid package to support Ukraine worth around 2.7 billion over the coming weeks and months.
This was reported by Spiegel, citing government sources, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrainska Pravda.
The list of new weapons is quite long. Ukraine will receive another 20 Marder armoured personnel carriers and 30 Leopard 1 tanks. In addition, the delivery of 18 wheeled howitzers is expected, which has already been announced for the end of 2022. In addition, the federal government plans to supply four more IRIS-T-SLM air defence systems, 12 IRIS-T-SLS launchers and hundreds of guided missiles for this system.
Berlin also wants to help Ukraine in reconnaissance of enemy positions. It is planned to supply up to 200 reconnaissance drones. It is also planned to transfer 100 protected combat vehicles, which will primarily be used to transport troops to the front, and more than 100 logistics support vehicles.
This is the largest package of weapons that Germany has provided to strengthen the Ukrainian armed forces since the start of the war in February 2022.
With the new arms supply, the federal government is focusing on two areas. On the one hand, the Ukrainian army is to be reinforced with armoured personnel carriers and main battle tanks. In addition, Germany wants to significantly upgrade Ukraine's air defence.
According to the newspaper, this package will be announced in parallel with the presentation of the Charlemagne Prize to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday in Aachen - as a clear symbol of German solidarity with Ukraine. Zelensky may come to Germany himself for the award ceremony.
