US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday hailed Germany’s increased military aid to Ukraine during an online meeting of an international group coordinating the supply of weapons to the warring country. .
“Germany promised to provide Ukraine with more Leopard tanks, ammunition, combat drones and other equipment, all worth almost 3 billion dollars. This reflects the will of the “Germany to meet Ukraine’s short-term needs and Germany’s long-term investments,” said L. Austin, opening the meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group.
The German government promised Ukraine an arms package in mid-May, just before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit to Germany.
The military aid program includes another 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 30 Leopard-1 tanks and four IRIS-T-SLM air defense systems.
In addition to tanks and armored vehicles, the set also includes 18 wheeled howitzers, artillery ammunition, guided missiles for air defense systems and 12 IRIS-T SLS launchers.
L. Austin indicated that the contributions of the 54 member countries of the Contact Group made it possible to endow Ukraine with about 65 billion. military aid dollars.
Source: The Delfi
