• 11/11/2024

New aid package from Germany: 155-mm shells, drone detection systems, tractors

Pravda Ukraine

The German government has added a new package of aid to the list of military aid to Ukraine, including 3,840 155-millimetre artillery shells.

Source: European Pravda

Overall, the new aid package includes:

  • 3,840 rounds of 155mm ammunition;
  • 5 drone detection systems;
  • 4 8×8 HX81 truck tractor trains and semi-trailers;
  • 8 Zetros trucks;
  • 3 vehicles (trucks, minibuses, all-terrain vehicles);
  • 2 border protection vehicles;
  • 1 mobile antenna mast system;
  • 25 laser range finders;
  • 15 HLR 338 sniper rifles and 60 rounds of ammunition;
  • 250 tool kits with explosive materials.

Background:

  • In the previous package, which the German government announced on 22 November, Kyiv received 20 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles with ammunition.
  • Earlier, German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv, where he announced a new package of military aid worth EUR 1.3 billion. This package contains, among other things, four additional IRIS-T-SLM air defence systems, as well as 20,000 155-mm artillery shells and anti-tank weapons.
  • Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence of Germany, confirmed media reports that Germany would double military aid to Kyiv for 2024 to EUR 8 billion.

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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/12/2/7431403/