Germany Provides Ukraine with a New Military Aid Package and Prepares 10,000 Ukrainian Soldiers

Germany has delivered another batch of military aid to Ukraine. The new package includes armoured vehicles, anti-mine equipment, ammunition, and rations for the military. This information was reported on the official website of the German federal government.

The new aid package consists of the following technical and material components:

• Armoured vehicles: 24 armoured personnel carriers and 4 multipurpose tracked vehicles, Bandvagn 206 (BV206).
• Defensive and special equipment: 1 anti-sea mine system, 2 Satcom video surveillance systems, and 4 vehicles for border service.
• Demining equipment: 3 demining tanks WISENT 1, bridge layer BIBER with spare parts, and 14 tank-specific demining devices.
• Ammunition for air defence and artillery, including IRIS-T SLS missiles and over a thousand 155mm calibre artillery shells.
• 450 anti-skid chains for vehicles and 194,000 individual food rations.

Additionally, it was announced today that the Bundeswehr plans to train 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in 2024. Similar to the previous year, the training is scheduled to take place within the framework of the European training mission, EUMAM.

Currently, approximately 40,000 Ukrainian military personnel have received training within this European mission. The decision to initiate this mission was made by the foreign ministers of EU member countries in November 2022.

Initially, it was planned for up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers to receive training in Germany, Poland, and other EU countries. Later, this number increased to 30,000 and then to 40,000. The Bundeswehr has already trained approximately 10,000 of them.

The training includes the use of air defence systems such as Patriot, self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000, infantry fighting vehicles Marder, and main battle tanks Leopard 1 and Leopard 2. Additionally, courses on military leadership and medical services are being conducted. The Bundeswehr notes the participation of around 1,500 German military personnel in the recent training mission.

Earlier, the UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps emphasized the need to intensify and increase financial assistance to Ukraine from European countries. According to him, the United Kingdom currently leads in supporting Ukraine with a "2.5 billion-pound sterling package and a security agreement."