Germany Provides Ukraine with Large Military Aid Package With 22 Leopard Tanks
Germany has handed over a new military aid package to Ukraine, which includes 22 Leopard 1 A5 tanks and more than 60,000 rounds of 155-mm ammunition.
This was reported by the German government on its website.
In addition to the Leopard tanks, which the country handed over jointly with Denmark, and 61,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition, Ukraine will also receive
- five Bandvagn 206 (BV206) tracked all-terrain vehicles
- one Warthog all-terrain tracked vehicle;
- three GEPARD self-propelled anti-aircraft systems with spare parts;
- two TRML-4D air surveillance radars;
- 10 MG3 machine guns with 500 spare barrels and breechblocks;
- 1 million rounds of ammunition for firearms.
Germany also transferred to Ukraine:
- 30 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts;
- 20 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones;
- 20 unmanned surface vehicles;
- 12 SONGBIRD reconnaissance drones;
- six Hornet XRs.
In addition, the new German package includes:
- three BEAVER bridgehead tanks with spare parts;
- one DACHS armoured engineering vehicle;
- six WISENT 1 demining tanks with spare parts;
- 16 ground-based radar surveillance stations;
- two AMPS self-defence systems for helicopters;
- two border guard vehicles;
- 112 vehicles (trucks, vans, all-terrain vehicles);
- eight Zetros tankers.
Since the beginning of Russia's armed attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Germany has provided Ukraine with materiel from the Federal Armed Forces' warehouses worth about €5.2 billion.
In addition, more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have undergone military training in Germany.
Also, the day before, it became known that the German government is allocating an additional 50 million euros for the treatment of wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
As The Gaze previously reported, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced the country's plans to provide an additional €100 million in aid to Ukraine this winter.