Officially, the granting of weapons will be announced during the presentation of the Charlemagne Prize to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the media.
Germany announced a new military aid package to Ukraine totaling 2.7 billion euros. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak on Telegram on Saturday, May 13.
“It is preliminary known that the package may include: 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles; 30 Leopard tanks; four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems (12 launchers and hundreds of missiles for them); 200 reconnaissance UAVs; 100 armored vehicle; 100 logistic support vehicles; 15 Gepard; a large number of ammunition,” wrote Yermak and thanked the allies for such serious help.
Ermak’s information was confirmed by the German edition of Spiegel. It is emphasized that the new defense package should significantly modernize the air defense of Ukraine.
And officially, the grant of arms will be announced during the presentation of the Charlemagne Prize to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday in Aachen.
Recall that today Volodymyr Zelenskyy came on a visit to Italy. The President called this trip important for the success of Ukraine. From Rome Zelensky can go to Germany.
Earlier, the German government decided to allocate an additional 12 billion euros for military aid to Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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