Even at the beginning of the war, Germany refused to supply Dingo armored vehicles to Ukraine and seems to have no intention of supplying them in the future.
This was reported by the journalist of the German resource Bild Julian Ripke, referring to the secret documents of the Ministry of Defense of Germany.
The country currently has more than 500 Dingo full protection vehicles at its disposal. They are used for training and exercises, as well as during operations.
"The possible transfer of Dingo was considered at an early stage of the war in Ukraine, but the idea was rejected due to its own needs," the document says.
At the beginning of March, Ukraine already requested Dingo armored personnel carriers and Fennek reconnaissance vehicles from the Bundeswehrʼs reserves, but was refused. A total of 700 machines of both types are in service with the Bundeswehr, but have not yet been involved in any combat operations.
Andriy Melnyk, Ukraineʼs ambassador to Germany, responded to this information. He called on German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to stop the blockade and deliver part of the existing 500 Dingo machines to Ukraine.
- On August 30, Lambrecht announced that the supply of weapons to Ukraine from the Bundeswehrʼs warehouses would soon run out.
- In July, it was reported that Germany had cut military aid to Ukraine to a minimum, despite Chancellor Olaf Scholzʼs statement about supplying the necessary weapons.
- At the beginning of August, Germany handed Ukraine four anti-aircraft self-propelled Gepard installations. The first six arrived at the end of July. The Germans also gave 13 armored vehicles — three evacuation vehicles and 10 HMMWVs.