Ukraine to receive two Patriot launchers from Germany in a new military aid package
23 December 2024 16:21
IRIS-T air defense systems, Patriot launchers, 15 LEOPARD tanks, more than 40 different armored vehicles and many other pieces of equipment are included in the new military aid package that Germany is providing to Ukraine. This is reported on the website of the German Federal Government, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs.
So, in the next aid package, Ukraine will receive from Germany:
– 15 main battle tanks LEOPARD 1 A5. The total number of tanks delivered is 103.
– 30 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP). Total – 103.
– One IRIS-T SLM air defense system and missiles for this system. A total of 6 such systems were delivered.
– 2 PATRIOT launchers. A total of 4.
– 2 GEPARD anti-aircraft tanks with spare parts. A total of 57 units were delivered.
– 12 armored vehicles with kinetic defense systems.
– 1 self-propelled howitzer 2000 with spare parts. In total – 25.
– Ammunition for LEOPARD 1 and LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks.
– 65,000 rounds of ammunition for GEPARD anti-aircraft tanks. Total – 241,000.
– 52,000 artillery ammunition of 155 mm caliber. A total of 358,000.
– 30 VECTOR UAVs with spare parts. A total of 398.
– 24 RQ-35 HEIDRUN reconnaissance drones. A total of 393.
– 4 HORNET XR reconnaissance drones. A total of 32.
– 2 TRML-4D airspace surveillance radars. Total – 16.
– 5 mobile remote-controlled and protected demining equipment. Total – 25.
Also in the new package: 45 diving scooters, 12 Zetros trucks and 8 Zetros fuel tankers, materials for the disposal of explosive ordnance, 120 GMW grenade launchers, 200 MG4 machine guns, 420 MK 556 rifles, 80 HLR 338 sniper rifles, 100 CR 308 rifles.
What is Germany’s military assistance to Ukraine?
Germany’s assistance consists of two parts: on the one hand, funds from the federal government’s strengthening initiative, which are used to finance the supply of weapons and other industrial materials. And secondly, the supply of equipment and ammunition from Bundeswehr warehouses. In total, Germany has provided Ukraine with military assistance worth about 28 billion euros.
The federal government’s funding initiative for 2024 alone will amount to approximately 7.1 billion euros.
So far, about 5 billion euros in 2023 and about 1.6 billion euros in 2022 have already been disbursed as military support to Ukraine. Another 2.9 billion euros were provided in the first two years of the war as procurement authorizations to be delivered between 2025 and 2028.
Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression on February 24, 2022, Germany has transferred materials from Bundeswehr warehouses to Ukraine with an estimated replacement value of about 5.2 billion euros. In addition, more than 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers have received military training in Germany. The cost of this training is about 282 million euros.
