Berlin is preparing to transfer a new batch of weapons and equipment to Kyiv.
The German authorities plan to transfer to the Ukrainian Armed Forces about 30 Leopard 1A5 tanks, 4 IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as 10 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (ZSU) and 400 MRAP armored vehicles by the end of the year.Bundeswehr Major General Christian Freuding said this on Thursday. An interview with him was published on the YouTube channel of the German Armed Forces.
In addition, Germany will send Ukraine 12 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, 4 Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery mounts, drones, assault rifles, ammunition, a field hospital and medical equipment.
Earlier, Pentagon representatives said that some types of artillery shells that Kyiv is requesting are no longer produced in the United States.
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Lithuania is going to transfer 14 American-made M113 armored personnel carriers and short-range anti-aircraft missile systems with missiles to Ukraine in August. This was reported by the country's defense department.
ReplyDeleteThe supply will also include anti-drone systems, individual anti-drone suppressors, all-terrain vehicles with spare parts, loaders, rifles, ammunition, smoke devices, weapon attachments and parts thereof.
It is noted that Vilnius has spent more than 641 million euros on military assistance to Kyiv since the beginning of the conflict.
The United States is considering transferring JASSM cruise missiles to Ukraine, but no final decision has been made yet, Politico reports.
ReplyDeleteAccording to journalists, the Americans are now studying whether Ukrainian combat aircraft can carry a missile weighing about 1 ton.
According to Lockheed Martin, JASSM missiles have a range of more than 926 kilometers. The warhead is a penetrating high-explosive fragmentation unit, weighing 453 kilograms.