Espreso. Global

Russian disinformation

Ukraine military news

Espreso Global aid to Ukraine Germany orders 17 IRIS-T air defence systems for Ukraine - Scholz

Germany orders 17 IRIS-T air defence systems for Ukraine - Scholz

Sofia Polonska

4 September, 2024 Wednesday

19:30

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin had ordered 17 IRIS-T air defense systems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

client/title.list_title

He announced this during a visit to a military base near Kiel, Bloomberg reports.

Scholz confirmed the German order for additional IRIS-Ts. According to him, Germany will supply Ukraine with 17 such air defense systems, while Kyiv has already received 7.

He also stressed that these systems helped Kyiv shoot down more than 250 Russian missiles and drones.

‘This shows that German support for Ukraine is not letting up. We have planned ahead and secured contracts and financing in a timely manner so that Ukraine can continue to fully rely on us in the future,’ the Chancellor stressed.

Scholz assured that Ukraine will receive 24 IRIS-T systems from Germany by the end of 2026: 12 medium-range and 12 short-range systems.

According to an anonymous Bloomberg source, 6 IRIS-T air defense systems will cost about €950 million for the Bundeswehr.

Germany is preparing to provide Ukraine with 12 IRIS-T air defense systems as part of its plan to transfer two such systems by the end of 2024.

Leave a comment

Read also:

16 January, 2025 Thursday

Russia struggling to counter Ukrainian strikes on oil depots

16 January, 2025 Thursday

Russian troops use strategic reserves meant for post-capture during Kurakhove offensive

Ukraine Russia war live map, January 8-15

Автор Bogdan Bachynskyi

15 January, 2025 Wednesday

January 8-15 live war map: Russia aims to settle key frontline issues before Trump’s inauguration

e-live

News

2025, Friday

17 January

19:29

Zelenskyy awards Hero of Ukraine title to defender Dmytro Maslovskyi, who died in hand-to-hand combat

19:10

Exclusive

Military expert Zgurets addresses claims of 'manipulation' in WWII-era mine report

18:50

OPINION

Rubio understands Putin’s true goal

18:31

Russia’s Putin, Iran’s Pezeshkian sign strategic partnership agreement

18:10

Press release

Serhiy Zgurets' materials are reliable, free of manipulation: Espreso on controversy around publication on outdated mine procurement

17:54

In Kryvyi Rih, man lost his second wife in Russian attack, having buried his first during Kherson's occupation

17:35

97 clashes reported on Russian-Ukrainian front on Jan.17: tense situation in Pokrovsk sector

17:19

Updated

Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih leaves four dead, several injured

17:14

OPINION

From powerhouse to prison: Russia’s descent under Putin

16:53

Ukrainian forces neutralize, capture Russian soldiers behind execution of two POWs

16:34

Exclusive

Trump's team knows losing Ukraine means China wins war – politician Rybachuk

16:15

How Russia’s ties with Iran shape war in Ukraine

16:00

Updated

Ukraine-Southeast Europe ministerial meeting in Kyiv issues joint communiqué

15:56

Review

Flying nonstop for over two days: inside Penguin drones supporting Ukrainian forces at front

15:35

Exclusive

Ukrainian general names three key strategic targets for Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russia

15:12

Russia's inflation surges as Central Bank faces political pressure

14:51

Russian drone attacks Ukrainian Witness filming crew in Zaporizhzhia sector

14:34

BTR-D

Russian forces use sunk BTR-Ds to create river crossings in Kursk

14:15

OPINION

Ukrainian refugees at risk: why is Slovakia threatening to halt aid?

13:33

Ukraine to introduce basic military training in universities

13:11

Exclusive

Russian forces try to surround Velyka Novosilka from almost all directions — military expert

12:54

OPINION

"Deal of the century": grandiose rhetoric, but still missing the mark

12:30

Ukrainian forces hit Russian radar equipment in Belgorod region

12:10

Exclusive

Europe either wakes up this year or becomes Russia’s next target — Ukrainian diplomat

11:50

Exclusive

Russian forces fail to cross Oskil River in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region — Ukrainian officer

11:33

Russia launches drone barrage on Ukraine, injures child in Kyiv

11:13

Russia's attacks cause nearly one-third increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2024

10:55

Russian diplomats gain unauthorized access to restricted UK Parliament area

10:36

Review

New UK agreement: financial aid, deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine. Serhiy Zgurets’ column

10:13

Ukraine reports 141 combat clashes, halts 53 Russian attacks in Pokrovsk direction

09:54

German FM criticizes Scholz government over €3 billion aid delay to Ukraine

09:32

Russia loses 1,670 soldiers, 13 armored vehicles, 12 tanks in one day of war in Ukraine

2025, Thursday

16 January

21:20

Updated

Zelenskyy responds to Polish presidential candidate opposing Ukraine’s EU, NATO membership

20:54

Exclusive

Moscow unlikely to agree to peacekeepers in Ukraine - Institute of World Policy

20:33

Exclusive

Trust in U.S., West declines among Ukrainians - survey

20:10

Exclusive

Russia struggling to counter Ukrainian strikes on oil depots

19:51

From canal to battlefield: Russia’s push against Chasiv Yar

19:33

Exclusive

Russian forces push to expand foothold toward Borova in Kharkiv region

19:12

Exclusive

Pokrovsk holds strategic value for Putin, but he won't succeed — general Malomuzh

18:51

North Korean troops choose death over capture: military expert explains why