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Russia Today
20-04-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Germany announces new military aid package for Ukraine
Germany has announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which includes armored vehicles, air-defense rockets, and howitzers, among other weaponry. Earlier this month, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated that he might break Berlin's self-imposed taboo on providing Kiev with long-range rockets – a remark that drew a stern warning from Moscow. On Thursday, the German government published an updated list of arms and military equipment it has shipped to Ukraine. According to the statement, 'in total, the Federal Republic of Germany has so far provided or committed for future years military assistance with a value of approximately 28 billion euro,' with around €5.2 billion ($5.9 billion) worth of supplies coming from the German military's own stocks. Additionally, 'more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have received military training in Germany' since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Berlin estimated. The latest batch encompasses a number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP), ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks as well as Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and missiles for IRIS-T SLM air-defense systems. Berlin also supplied Kiev with several Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers, 155mm and 122mm artillery rounds, reconnaissance and strike drones, as well as man-portable anti-tank weapons and assault a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced plans to donate military equipment to Ukraine in 2025. The donation will include four IRIS-T air defense systems, 300 guided missiles, 100 ground surveillance radars, 100,000 artillery rounds, 300 reconnaissance drones, 25 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 15 Leopard 1A5 tanks, and 120 portable anti-aircraft missile systems. Speaking to outlet ARD last Sunday, Merz, who is expected to be officially named chancellor on May 6, hinted that he could deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine. The Taurus has a range of 500km. Current Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly turned down Kiev's requests for the rockets, arguing that they could lead to a dangerous escalation of the conflict. Matthias Miersch, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is currently in the process of forming a coalition government with Merz's Christian Democrats, expressed hope on Wednesday that the incoming chancellor, 'once fully informed by [intelligence] agencies, will reassess the issue clearly.' In response to Merz's remark, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that any cruise missile attack on Russian facilities or critical transport infrastructure requiring Bundeswehr assistance would be seen as direct German involvement in military operations.
Russia Today
20-04-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Germany announces new military aid package to Ukraine
Germany has announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which includes armored vehicles, air-defense rockets, and howitzers, among other weaponry. Earlier this month, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated that he might break Berlin's self-imposed taboo on providing Kiev with long-range rockets – a remark that drew a stern warning from Moscow. On Thursday, the German government published an updated list of arms and military equipment it shipped to Ukraine. The latest batch encompasses a number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP), ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks as well as Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and missiles for IRIS-T SLM air-defense systems. On top of that, Berlin supplied Kiev with several Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers, 155mm and 122mm artillery rounds, reconnaissance and strike drones, as well as man-portable anti-tank weapons and assault rifles. According to the statement, 'in total, the Federal Republic of Germany has so far provided or committed for future years military assistance with a value of approximately 28 billion euro,' with around €5.2 billion ($5.9 billion) worth of supplies coming from the German military's own stocks. Additionally, 'more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have received military training in Germany' since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Berlin estimated. At a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group in Brussels, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced plans to donate military equipment to Ukraine in 2025. The donation will include four IRIS-T air defense systems, 300 guided missiles, 100 ground surveillance radars, 100,000 artillery rounds, 300 reconnaissance drones, 25 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 15 Leopard 1A5 tanks, and 120 portable anti-aircraft missile systems. Speaking to outlet ARD last Sunday, Merz, who is expected to be officially named chancellor on May 6, hinted that he could deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine. The Taurus has a range of 500km. Current Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeatedly turned down Kiev's requests for the rockets, arguing that they could lead to a dangerous escalation of the conflict. Matthias Miersch, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is currently in the process of forming a coalition government with Merz's Christian Democrats, expressed hope on Wednesday that the incoming chancellor, 'once fully informed by [intelligence] agencies, will reassess the issue clearly.' In response to Merz's remark, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that any cruise missile attack on Russian facilities or critical transport infrastructure requiring Bundeswehr assistance would be seen as direct German involvement in military operations.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Germany reports on sending air defence missiles and drones to Ukraine
On 17 April, the German government updated the list of military aid that it has handed over to Ukraine in recent days, including air defence equipment, ammunition and drones. Source: European Pravda citing the German Federal Government Details: Among other things, Germany announced the transfer of 66 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles), 4 Kinetic Defence Vehicle mobile air defence systems and 3 Zuzana 2 howitzers. Ukraine also received ammunition for Leopard 2 tanks, Gepard anti-aircraft systems and IRIS-T SLM systems; 27,000 155-mm and 1,000 122-mm rounds. The list also includes 70 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts, 150 HF-1 attack drones and 10 surface drones, 6 Bergepanzer 2 armoured repair and recovery vehicles with spare parts, and 4 WISENT 1 demining tanks with spare parts. As for other weapons, Germany transferred more than 900 RGW 90 man-portable anti-tank missile systems, G3 MK 556 assault rifles, 41 ground surveillance radars, as well as tourniquets, sleeping bags, border guard vehicles and other equipment. The updated list also shows that Germany is preparing to ship four IRIS-T short- and medium-range surface-to-air missile systems (SLM/SLS) with missiles, Igla man-portable air defence systems, missiles for Patriot systems and reconnaissance drones. Background: Last week, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced another military aid package for Ukraine, which will include four IRIS-T air defence systems. The future German coalition government, which is due to take office in May, also promises to continue military and other assistance to Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
