The first German Gepard anti-aircraft guns will be delivered to Ukraine in the summer/Apostrophe
Soon, Germany will hand over Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and their ammunition. The first batch will arrive in the summer.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht informed Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov about this.
Gepard is an effective weapon with a significant deterrent effect, in particular it suitable for protecting critical infrastructure. The first batch is sent within the summer with fully trained crews. The rest of the cars will be delivered during the summer.
Alexey Reznikov wrote on his Twitter that he would announce the details in the near future. He also thanked the head of the German Ministry of Defense for his support.
A very productive meeting with the German Federal Ministry of Defense Christine Lambrecht took place today. We discussed the start of a new important project that will strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian army. Details will be coming soon. Thank you Kristin for your dedication and support!,” Reznikov tweeted.
Situation with weapons in Ukraine
On the air of Channel 24, adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Rostyslav Smirnov said that the need for weapons remains. But the situation is no longer critical.
According to him, the process of providing weapons to Ukraine has already been launched and is working in full. The intelligence agencies of the leading countries and Ukrainian analysts believe that Ukraine will accumulate the necessary military, armed and human potential in a month.
But there is a certain problem with the weapons that the UK wants to give us – not all countries want to let them through.
Providing weapons to Ukraine in the war against Russia: breaking news
- 9 May Joe Biden signed the law on Lend-Lease for Ukraine. Thanks to this, the United States will be able to supply our country with weapons and other assistance under a simplified procedure.
- On May 19, the Senate of the US Congress decided to allocate $40 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.
- The media also reported that that Biden will sign a decree granting Ukraine an additional $100 million for Ukraine. In an emergency, he will allow him to transfer weapons surplus to the United States to Ukraine without prior approval from Congress.
- Back on April 23, Johnson and Zelensky agreed to provide Ukraine with heavy weapons. In total, the British government has decided to provide assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 1.6 billion dollars. This is double Boris Johnson's previous pledges.
