HIMARS, IRIS-T and tanks: Germany secretly transferred a large package of weapons to Ukraine, - media
Date: 2024-07-15 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Germany secretly transferred a huge package of military aid to Ukraine, which included heavy armored vehicles. A German publication reports this. Merkur.
While the European Football Championship is in full swing in Germany, far away in Ukraine the war continues uncontrollably. Russia attacks despite heavy losses.
“So that Ukraine could continue to defend itself against an attack that violates international law, Berlin, in late June and early July, almost secretly and almost unnoticed, sent Kyiv a huge military package for its army. Among other things, we are talking about 39 tanks.
In addition, last week the Ukrainian Armed Forces received from Germany ten more Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks and twenty more Marder infantry fighting vehicles. This means that the number of Marders supplied by Germany has increased to 120, and the number of redesigned Leopards to 50.
In addition to ammunition for the Leopard 1 and Marder, Ukraine also received two additional Biber bridge-laying tanks, two additional Dachs engineering tanks, two recovery tanks and four additional Wisent 1 mine clearance tanks. In total, Germany is working to supply up to 105 refurbished Leopard 1A5s. For its part, Ukraine hopes to create an assault brigade for offensive operations from Leopards and Marders.
Germany also supplied an additional IRIS-T SLM air defense system and another IRIS-T SLS air defense system to protect critical infrastructure and cities from insidious Russian air attacks.
Sensational names appeared on the list of delivered weapons: three HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. The Bundeswehr does not have HIMARS in service, but previously transferred four technically very similar multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine.
In early May, after negotiations with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) announced that Germany would pay for the delivery of three HIMARS rocket artillery systems from the United States to Ukraine. The agreement has already been implemented.
