Germany to supply Ukraine with four more IRIS-T missile defense systems by year’s end

DW reported this on August 20.

Germany will supply Ukraine with four more IRIS-T air defense systems of various ranges, 10 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, 16 self-propelled howitzers, 10 Leopard main battle tanks, combat drones, and several thousand rounds of ammunition for artillery and tanks by the end of this year, according to government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner.

In 2025, Germany plans to provide Ukraine with over 20 more self-propelled howitzers, 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 37 Leopard main battle tanks, five Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, six additional IRIS-T systems, and several thousand rounds of artillery and tank ammunition.

“There is no indication from the government that this support will be reduced or otherwise limited,” Büchner emphasized.

• Deputy Spokesman for the German Federal Government, Wolfgang Büchner, stated that the results of the investigation into the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage will not impact relations between Kyiv and Berlin.