Berlin handed over another package of military aid to Ukraine. It included drones and ammunition.
What was included in the new package from Germany
The new package includes:
250 155 mm artillery ammunition (previously 25,750) (from Bundeswehr and industrial stocks)
1 reconnaissance system LUNA NG
10 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts (142)
Six border patrol cars (235)
8 Zetros trucks (224)
100,000 first-aid kits (400,000)
medical devices
Seventy automatic grenade launchers of 70 mm calibre.
These are industrial supplies financed by the funds of the modernization initiative. Some of these deliveries are related to repair activities or to production that is still in progress; in addition, some training services are provided, the website of the German government informs.
Germany wants to double aid to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that the country intends to double military aid to Ukraine in 2024. Instead of the previously allocated €4 billion in the federal budget, it is planned to spend 8 billion euros for this.
Later, journalists got acquainted with the draft of Germany's federal budget 2024, which contains a doubling of military aid to Ukraine to €8 billion.
Then Reuters wrote that in Germany, the ruling coalition is trying to patch a massive hole in the budget, due to which defence aid to Ukraine for the next year, totalling €8 billion, has been suspended.
Currently, Ukraine is waiting for a winter aid package, which will include one Patriot air defence system and additional IRIS-T air defence systems.
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