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Germany announces new aid package for Ukraine. What’s inside?

13 July, 2023 Thursday
19:15

On July 13, Germany announced a new aid package for Ukraine, including Gepard anti-aircraft guns and fire control stations for IRIS-T

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This is stated on the German Defense Ministry's website

It is noted that the country has additionally transferred:

  • 6 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and 6,000 rounds of ammunition;
  • 3,230 155-mm artillery shells and 1,184 smoke munitions of the same caliber;
  • BIBER armored bridge paver and an additional bridge to it;
  • 5 armored vehicles for border protection;
  • 10 fire control stations and 10 laser target illuminators for IRIS-T SLM;
  • 8x8 HX81 heavy-duty truck and 4 trailers;
  • 24,192 rounds of 40mm ammunition.

At the NATO summit on July 11, Germany announced a new aid package for Ukraine: the new EUR 700 million package will include two Patriot launchers and 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 25 Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks, as well as 5 Bergepanzer 2s from industrial stocks or industrial repair.

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