Creation of Capabilities Coalition: Ukraine's Defense Minister summarizes first results of Ramstein format meeting

Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced this on his Facebook page.

He wrote that over 50 countries united by the Ramstein format have agreed to launch an initiative to create a Capabilities Coalition.

"The main goal is to prepare the Ukraine's Future Defense Forces," Umerov said. Therefore, the Ministry of Defense has identified five clusters of military aid to Ukraine, which, according to him, "will outline priority needs." 

• Air defense
• Artillery
• Aviation 
• Navy
• Armored vehicles

"Our partners once again confirmed their commitment to support Ukraine. I am grateful to the participants for their steadfast support of Ukraine. Our army, even after nineteen months of fierce fighting, remains highly motivated, and the Ukrainian people have no intention of giving up," Rustem Umerov wrote.

• On Tuesday, September 19, the 15th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format was held in Germany in a face-to-face format, attended for the first time by Ukraine's new Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. 
• At the meeting, Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin assured that Abrams tanks are "about to appear on Ukraine's battlefield."
• Estonia, Luxembourg, and Ukraine launch an IT coalition at the Contact Group meeting to give the Ukrainian Armed Forces an advantage on the battlefield